11. Wondering Where The Lions Are (Bruce Cockburn)
Sun's up, uh 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 half as frightening as they were before
But I'm thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
Walls windows trees, waves coming through
You be in me and I'll be in you
Together in eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
Up among the firs where it smells so sweet
Or down in the valley where the river used to be
I got my mind on eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I'm wondering where the lions are...I'm wondering where the lions are...
Huge orange flying boat rises off a lake
Thousand-year-old petroglyphs doing a double take
Pointing a finger at eternity
I'm sitting in the middle of this ecstasy
Young men marching, helmets shining in the sun,
Polished as precise like the brain behind the gun
(Should be!) they got me thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I'm wondering where the lions are...I'm wondering where the lions are...
Freighters on the nod on the surface of the bay
One of these days we're going to sail away, going to sail into eternity
some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I'm wondering where the lions are...
from
The Weight Of Hope,
released October 29, 2021
Elizabeth Shepherd - vocals, pianos, OP 1 and MOOG synthesizers, synth percussion, vocal loops.
Michael Occhipinti - guitars, electric bass, cat toy and cardboard box percussion, backup vocals, loops and guitar effect magic.
Roberto Occhipinti - acoustic bass on Any Other Way, Riverman, Visions, Lord of The Starfields, Wondering Where The Lions Are
Davide Direnzo - drums and percussion on Visions, Riverman, Lord Of The Starfields, drums and backup vocals on Wondering Where The Lions Are
Mark McLean - drums on Any Other Way
David Travers-Smith - bells and bowls