Howl of anger — howl of grief
Here comes the heat — there’s no relief
Social behavior beyond belief
Throw those punches — drop that ball
Commit to nothing — excuse it all
Here comes the future — here comes the fall
Time takes its toll
But in my soul
I’m on a roll
The wolf has fixed you with its stare
Finality is hard to bear
Continue breathing — and beware
Eat what’s before you — pay the bill
There goes your bonehouse right down that hill
Time waits for no one and never will
Time takes its toll
But in my soul
I’m on a roll
I had a dream — there was a storm
And all the earth was without form
The sun was cold — the ether warm
Pressure building left and right
Timer ticking just out of sight
I’m taking shelter in the light
Time takes its toll
But in my soul
I’m on a roll.
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All songs by Bruce Cockburn, c 2020 Holy Drone Corp
Video and audio recording by Mark Yahiro
Editors Note:
FOUR NEW SONGS is a video demo, made in January and February of 2121. Recording was done at Yahiro Barn Studio in San Francisco. The expectation is that in the fullness of time there will be an album containing these songs and others yet to be written. If live shows were possible they would be showing up in the repertoire. Since that isn’t happening, here they are...
Premiered on YouTube for San Fransisco Lighthouse Church 2 May 2021
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