Spring Song Bruce Cockburn

When we comeWhen we come againTo celebrate renewalAt the heartAt the heart of usOur eyes will touch lifeThough we may be hard to findWhere we stand in timeThe mirrors of the past shineWith the ligh...

Christmas Song Bruce Cockburn

A dog in the distance barks The sky speaks in patterns of starlight The fire replies in sparks The stream is a motionless moment Salmon in the sea swims deep Pregnant with force as a prayer is Spring

Silent Night (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

All is calm All is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant, so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night Holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories spring

When The Sun Falls Bruce Cockburn

"When the sun falls The bird of paradise Spreads his wings wide When the rain shines The earth sighs gratitude And spreads her hues bright You come to me Bringing the sun and rain Bringing my song

Life Will Open Bruce Cockburn

We must live through who we are If we can sing with the wind song Chant with thunder Play upon the lightning Melodies of wonder Into wonder life will open We are children of the river we have named

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

"It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold: ""Peace on the earth, goodwill to men From heavens all gracious King!

Lord Of The Starfields (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Ancient of Days Universe Maker Here's a song in your praise Wings of the storm cloud Beginning and end You make my heart leap Like a banner in the wind O love that fires the sun

Lord Of The Starfields Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Ancient of Days Universe Maker Here's a song in your praise Wings of the storm cloud Beginning and end You make my heart leap Like a banner in the wind O love that fires the sun

Fall Bruce Cockburn

draws near So close your eyes The mists of all twilights dance close at hand The rust-coloured river is now slowing down Going dry Harvest has lifted the crown from the ground But don't you cry The song

Together Alone Bruce Cockburn

in this old world But all I can see is you In a crowded subway train Or walking in the country rain You're there with me too Of all the songs sung in any day Your voice is all I hear For though each song

Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Translation: Angels in our midst Have intoned the anthem of the heavens And this melodious song Echoes from our mountains. Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Festival Of Friends Bruce Cockburn

An elegant song won't hold up long When the palace falls and the parlour's gone We all must leave but it's not the end We'll meet again at the festival of friends.

indian wars bruce cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stops A few simple people try to grow a few crops Trying to maintain a life and a home On land that was theirs before the Romans thought of Rome A few dozen...

Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn

Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay the world survives into another day and i'm thinking about eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me. I had another dream about lions at the door they weren't h...

If I Had A Rocket Launcher Bruce Cockburn

Here comes the helicopter second time today Everybody scatters and hopes it goes away How many kids they've murdered only God can say If I had a rocket launcher...I'd make somebody payI don't beli...

A Dream Like Mine (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

(CHORUS:)When you've got a dream like mineNobody can take you downWhen you've got a dream like mineNobody can push you aroundToday I dream of how it used to beThings were different beforeThe pictur...

Kit Carson (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

And the President said to Kit Carson:"Take my best four horsemen pleaseAnd ride out to the four directions,Make my great lands barren for me"Kit Carson said to the President"You've made your offer ...

Mighty Trucks Of Midnight (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Used to have a town but the factory moved awayDown to Mexico where they work for hardly any payUsed to have a country but they sold it down the riverLike a repossessed farm auctioned off to the hig...

Soul Of A Man (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I'm going to ask the questionPlease answer if you canIs there anybody's children can tell meWhat is the soul of a man?(CHORUS:)Won't somebody tell meAnswer if you canWon't somebody tell meTell me w...

Great Big Love (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Evening sun slants across the roadPainting everything with goldI'm headed for home, got a woman thereI can barely wait to holdGot wind in my hair, got the heat insideHeart jumping up and downAn emp...

One Of The Best Ones (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Guess I'd get along without youIf I had no choiceIt's taken me this long to find youDone a lot of getting ready for thisSome things we learn so slowBut look at you, you've got plenty behind youTher...

Indian Wars (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stopsA few simple people try to grow a few cropsTrying to maintain a life and a homeOn land that was theirs before the Romans thought of RomeA few dozen survi...

Child Of The Wind (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I love the pounding of hoovesI love engines that roarI love the wild music of waves on the shoreAnd the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soarsLove my sweet woman down to the coreThere's roads an...

It Won't Be Long Bruce Cockburn

Heard the rooster crowing Couldn't see no dawn But I know it won't be longTo keep the fire burning Ain't no easy game But we'll do it just the sameI'm going to the northland Where the weather keeps...

All The Diamonds In The World Bruce Cockburn

All the diamonds in this worldThat mean anything to meAre conjured up by wind and sunlightSparkling on the seaI ran aground in a harbour townLost the taste for being freeThank God He sent some gull...

Don't Have To Tell You Why Bruce Cockburn

Don't want to be on no rooftop Frying in the afternoon sun Don't want to sit by no fountain Listening to the man-made stream run Just want to stand where the sea-spray Gleams like fire with you And...

Stained Glass Bruce Cockburn

Small windows Looking outward Show me a sequined sky Rubies shine in my glass of wineDusk breezes On oiled water Paint a pointillist facade It's ceaselessly shifting world --Like today I'm far away...

Never So Free Bruce Cockburn

Wind across the quay-side Grit in my eyes and fish in my nose White as whalebonewheeling seagulls cryOutside the bar in the high street Blind fingers spin an accordion reel Shoes and sedan wheels g...

Lovers In A Dangerous Time (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open your eyes One day you're waiting for the sky to fall The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all When you're lovers...

Cry Of A Tiny Babe (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Mary grows a child without the help of a manJoseph get upset because he doesn't understandAngel comes to Joseph in a powerful dreamSays "God did this and you're part of his scheme"Joseph comes to M...

Listen For The Laugh Bruce Cockburn

It's not the laughter of rain in the drain It's not the laughter of a man in pain It's not the laughter you can hide behind It's not the laughter of a frightened mind Balanced on the brink only wai...

All The Ways I Want You Bruce Cockburn

The hills are full of secretsOwls watch by nightDown in town the bars are fullAnd the drunks are picking fightsThese are things I knowBut the facts are filtered throughAll the ways I want you2:19 f...

Bone In My Ear Bruce Cockburn

There's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameSometimes it's like pleasureSometimes it's like painIt's a small voice and quietBut I hear it plainThere's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameIn m...

Scanning These Crowds Bruce Cockburn

I was half asleep in the washroom when they came inEyes like moonlight on barbed wire and veins showing under the skinThe uniforms made me nervous, I got ready for the chaseBut they left me scannin...

Southland Of The Heart Bruce Cockburn

When the wild-eyed dogs of day to dayCome snapping at your heelsAnd there's so much coming at youThat you don't know how to feelWhen they've taken all your moneyAnd then come back for your clothesW...

Someone I Used To Love Bruce Cockburn

All the days we've been togetherAll the days we've been apartAdd up to a bunch of nothingIf I'm not still in your heartI never want you to beJust a page in my historySomeone I used to loveYour voic...

Love Loves You Too Bruce Cockburn

Some people get to make the newsSome people get to say what's trueEverybody's got to find their own way throughBut if you love love, then love loves you tooSome people get to fly by nightSome peopl...

Closer To The Light Bruce Cockburn

There you goSwimming deeper into mysteryHere I remainOnly seeing where you used to beStared at the ceiling'Til my ears filled up with tearsNever got to know youSuddenly you're out of hereGone from ...

Tie Me At The Crossroads Bruce Cockburn

Tie me at the crossroads when I dieHang me in the wind 'til I get good and dryAnd the kids that pass can scratch their headsAnd say "who was that guy?"Tie me at the crossroads when I dieLooking out...

My Lady And My Lord Bruce Cockburn

"Up above my shoulder the ragged rooftops rise Casting shadows over streets they seem to despise Come on, come on, wind and rain I know the sun will shine again Till then my lady and my Lord wil...

Feet Fall On The Road Bruce Cockburn

Feet fall on the road Bound to motion Though chains be of gold They are chains all the same Traveler on the bridge Awakens to find It's not the river that flows But the bridge that moves o'er In th...

Up On The Hillside Bruce Cockburn

"Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine Out in the alley hear the hungry dog whine You and I, friend, sit waiting for a sign See how the sunset makes the lake look like wine Over the mo...

It's Going Down Slow Bruce Cockburn

"Go tell the sergeant-major To get that thing repaired They're losing their pawns in Asia There's slaughter in every square Oh It's going down slow It's going down slow Go get the fire department...

He Came From The Mountain Bruce Cockburn

He came from the mountainTo walk among the woundedThey couldn't see himBut the snow did melt whenever he passed byHe came behind winterHis face was like the sunThey wouldn't see itBut he sang on th...

Vagabondage Bruce Cockburn

VagabondageLa danse du paysageEt dans les nuagesLe decoupageD'un tour billon avec des naufragesVagabondageToujours en routeNous sommes encore en routeOn joue du tambourOn joue de la fluteComme l'ea...

In The Falling Dark Bruce Cockburn

And the lights lie tumbled out like gemsThe moon is nothing but a toothless grinFloating out on the evening windThe smell of sweat and lube oil pervades the nightAnd the rush of life in flight at t...

Little Seahorse Bruce Cockburn

Little seahorseSwimming in a primal seaHeartbeat like aLeaf quaking in the breezeI feel magic as coyoteIn the middle of the moon-wild nightIn the forge-fire timeYour mother glowed so brightYou were...

Silver Wheels Bruce Cockburn

"High speed drift on a prairie road Hot tires sing like a string being bowed Sudden town rears up then explodes Fragments resolve into white line code Whirl on silver wheels Black earth energy re...

Gavin's Woodpile Bruce Cockburn

Working out on Gavin's woodpileSafe within the harmony of kinVisions begin to crowd my eyesLike a meteor shower in the autumn skiesAnd the soil beneath me seems to moanWith a sound like the wind th...

January In The Halifax Airport Lounge Bruce Cockburn

"Distant times in distant lands Worthless money changing hands ""Changing them to what?"" -- I wonder As in the dust the jet plane thunders Carries every feeling into gloom I miss you like I miss t...