The Spark of Creation

I've been looking for a good rendition of this song, and I think this one does a good job. I first heard this song in "The Pink Palace," an apartment that I lived in while serving in Ukraine as a proselytizing missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My missionary companion was a theater and performing arts major, and he loved to sing. One day, he broke out randomly into this song, and I was mesmerized by this idea of the spark of creation. I've been thinking about creativity lately as I've investigated the influence of digital media on the creative process, and I feel that the message presented in this song encapsulates perfectly some of the ideas that I've been trying to get across in my research. So, please enjoy "Spark of Creation" from Stephen Schwartz's "Children of Eden," performed here by Stefani Wood, and if you're interested in finding out more about my research, check out my previous posts on the right side of the screen! I'd love to hear your thoughts!

EVE

Beyond,beyond

It sounds full of wind and mist, doesn't it

It means other things exist, doesn't it

Beyond, beyond

It says Adam leave your list, doesn't it

Father why does my head feel this joy this dread since the moment I said

Beyond!

I've got an itching on the tips of my fingers

I've got a boiling in the back of my brain

I've got a hunger burning inside me, cannot be denied

I've got feeling that the Father who made us

When he was kindling a pulse in my veins

He left a tiny spark of that fire, smoldering inside
The spark of creation, is flickering within me

The spark of creation,is blazing in my blood

A bit of the fire that lit up the stars

And breathed life into the mud, the first inspiration

The spark creation

I see a mountain and I want to climb it

I see a river and I want to leave shore

Where there was nothing let there be something, something made by me

There's things waiting for me to invent them

There's worlds waiting for me to exploreI am an echo of the eternal cry of
Let there be!

The spark of creation, burning bright within me

The spark of creation, won't let me rest at all

Until I discover or build or uncover

A thing that I can call, my celebration

Of the spark creationThe spark of creation, may it burn forever

The spark creation, I am a keeper of the flame

We think all we want is a lifetime leisure

Each perfect day the sameEndless vacation

Well that's alright if you're a kind crustacean

But when you're born with an imagination

Sooner of later you're feeling the fire get hotter and higher

The spark of creation!!!