Beautiful Creatures
There's a knot in my gut
As I gaze out today
On the planes of the city
All polychrome grey
When the skin is peeled of it
What is there to say?
The beautiful creatures
are going away
Like a dam on a river
My conscience is pressed
By the weight of hard feelings
Piled up in my breast
The callous and vicious things
Humans display
The beautiful creatures are going away
Why? Why?
From the stones of the fortress
To the shapes in the air
To the ache in the spirit
We label despair
We create what destroys,
Bind ourselves to betray
The beautiful creatures are going away
~Bruce Cockburn
On today's playlist:
Bruce Cockburn's Latest, "Life Short Call Now":
1. Life Short Call Now - Bruce Cockburn
2. See You Tomorrow - Bruce Cockburn
3. Mystery - Bruce Cockburn
4. Beautiful Creatures - Bruce Cockburn
5. Peace March - Bruce Cockburn
6. Slow Down Fast - Bruce Cockburn
7. Tell the Universe - Bruce Cockburn
8. This Is Baghdad - Bruce Cockburn
9. Jerusalem Poker - Bruce Cockburn
10. Different When It Comes to You - Bruce Cockburn
11. To Fit In My Heart - Bruce Cockburn
12. Nude Descending A Staircase - Bruce Cockburn
