 Nothing But A Burning Light (1991) [ larger cover art ] |
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I love the pounding of hooves
I love engines that roar
I love the wild music of waves on the shore
And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars
Love my sweet woman down to the core
There's roads and there's roads
And they call, can't you hear it?
Roads of the earth
And roads of the spirit
The best roads of all
Are the ones that aren't certain
One of those is where you'll find me
Till they drop the big curtain
Hear the wind moan
In the bright diamond sky
These mountains are waiting
Brown-green and dry
I'm too old for the term
But I'll use it anyway
I'll be a child of the wind
Till the end of my days
Little round planet
In a big universe
Sometimes it looks blessed
Sometimes it looks cursed
Depends on what you look at obviously
But even more it depends on the way that you see
Hear the wind moan
In the bright diamond sky
These mountains are waiting
Brown-green and dry
I'm too old for the term
But I'll use it anyway
I'll be a child of the wind
Till the end of my days
I love engines that roar
I love the wild music of waves on the shore
And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars
Love my sweet woman down to the core
There's roads and there's roads
And they call, can't you hear it?
Roads of the earth
And roads of the spirit
The best roads of all
Are the ones that aren't certain
One of those is where you'll find me
Till they drop the big curtain
Hear the wind moan
In the bright diamond sky
These mountains are waiting
Brown-green and dry
I'm too old for the term
But I'll use it anyway
I'll be a child of the wind
Till the end of my days
Little round planet
In a big universe
Sometimes it looks blessed
Sometimes it looks cursed
Depends on what you look at obviously
But even more it depends on the way that you see
Hear the wind moan
In the bright diamond sky
These mountains are waiting
Brown-green and dry
I'm too old for the term
But I'll use it anyway
I'll be a child of the wind
Till the end of my days
| ThePoose (Ottawa, capital of Canada) | Posted: Jun 12, 2013 - 11:11 He has taken up where Gordon Lightfoot left off. I am now standing where Bruce grew to a man and a musician: Canada's national capital region. So, you Americans, how many of you know where that is? Timboy49 wrote: Cockburn is the poet laurete of Canada!!!! |
| MirageRF (Clemmons, NC, USA) | Posted: Jun 12, 2013 - 11:09 xkolibuul wrote: The comment is cringe-inducing. Bruce is sublime. Indeed! Even Dylanesque. |
| saph | Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 10:53 I first heard this song when I watched a documentary about the Canadian mountaineer John Clarke. Meant a lot to me then and means a lot to me still... http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/nuages-clouds/en/p/p-m-clark.html |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 23:12 Shimmer wrote: Something cringe-inducing about this and most of Cockburn's other songs that I hear so often on RP. The comment is cringe-inducing. Bruce is sublime. |
| sajitjacob (Christchurch NZ) | Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 13:08 At >30USD for 250ml, I'd rather have Whisky. onelittlemoose wrote: It's the Canadian hour, cool. Chug Maple Syrup! |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 13:05 I haven't changed my mind. This is his best album to date. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 20:57 onelittlemoose wrote: Good thing we have the Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. (it really does exist, go figure) Ah c'mon, you're making that up! (And "Mooseville"?! You're making that up too, right?) |
| onelittlemoose (Mooseville, Canada) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 10:00 bronorb wrote: Bad year for that. Global Warming. Good thing we have the Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. (it really does exist, go figure) |
| bronorb (Wisconsin) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 09:55 onelittlemoose wrote: It's the Canadian hour, cool. Chug Maple Syrup! Bad year for that. Global Warming. |
| onelittlemoose (Mooseville, Canada) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 09:53 It's the Canadian hour, cool. Chug Maple Syrup! |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 17:40 Eventually, his body of work will be truly appreciated. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 17:40 SmileOnADog wrote: "Little round planet In a big universe Sometimes it looks blessed Sometimes it looks cursed Depends on what you look at obviously But even more it depends on the way that you see" I always loved those lines. |
| Nerubo (Denver, CO) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 13:19 Haven't heard this song before, I like it quite a bit. |
| Shimmer (Bethesda, MD) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 05:25 Something cringe-inducing about this and most of Cockburn's other songs that I hear so often on RP. |
| SmileOnADog (Arizona) | Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 16:05 "Little round planet In a big universe Sometimes it looks blessed Sometimes it looks cursed Depends on what you look at obviously But even more it depends on the way that you see" Damn straight. |
| bob_hund (Philadelphia, US) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:34 pyxxel wrote: Oh sooo true! This guy is just not happening. I'd call him "Poor man's Dylan" but I hate Dylan too... I would say 'Poor man's Springsteen'. Their voices are earily similar. |
| sqqqrly (Baboosic Lake, NH) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 09:31 rtrudeau wrote: Attn Excelsior: Please stay gone. No one misses you. Except, inexplicably, crokydyle! |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Oct 12, 2009 - 21:36 rtrudeau wrote: Attn Excelsior: Please stay gone. No one misses you. Amen, Amen, and Amen.  |
| Antigone (A house, in a valley, Virginia) | Posted: Sep 11, 2009 - 08:41 walchenbach wrote: Sappy and over produced, yes. But I am a sailor, a pirate, and wanderer of paths rarely traveled, and this song speaks to me. I'll bet it is better live without all the fluff. I can't agree with either of these. To me this is a simple, beautiful song. It's only guitar, violin and voice after all ... that to me doesn't seem overproduced in the least. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Sep 11, 2009 - 08:39 Excelsior wrote: Attn Bruce: Please stop singing. The world will thank you for it. Attn Excelsior: Please stay gone. No one misses you. |
| sfearll (Monrovia, CA) | Posted: Jun 08, 2009 - 09:49 saw Bruce live at the LA Acoustic Music Festival on Santa Monica Pier on Saturday night. Even though there was a cold wind blowing, he sang solo for over an hour, lots of great songs, including this one. |
| krich58 (SCruz) | Posted: May 07, 2009 - 16:42 Excelsior wrote: Attn Bruce: Please stop singing. The world will thank you for it. Further proof that I am not of this world. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 14:26 I am a big, old time BC fan but even I have to admit this is not his best vocal work...still love it however! His voice is wonderful in some songs....how 'bout "pacing the cage" one of these days! |
| walchenbach (Puget Sound) | Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 00:57 Sappy and over produced, yes. But I am a sailor, a pirate, and wanderer of paths rarely traveled, and this song speaks to me. I'll bet it is better live without all the fluff. |
| birdland (Right about....here.) | Posted: Sep 28, 2008 - 14:00 Excelsior wrote: Attn Bruce: Please stop singing. The world will thank you for it. Attn Excelsior: Please stop expounding shite. Nobody cares. |
| Excelsior | Posted: Sep 28, 2008 - 13:58 Attn Bruce: Please stop singing. The world will thank you for it. |
| pushkinjim (IKEAland) | Posted: Jan 20, 2008 - 10:45 BC - Yeah! |
| CoYoT51 (Reims, France) | Posted: Sep 16, 2007 - 18:33 The whole album is a jewel! Thx, RP! |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Aug 16, 2007 - 08:44 Timboy49 wrote: Cockburn is the poet laurete of Canada!!!!
It's not nice to point out the shortcomings of others. |
| birdland (Right about ....here.) | Posted: Aug 16, 2007 - 08:37 beelzebubba wrote: This guy has never done anything except bore me to death.
Actually, he's done a great deal more than that. As has everyone on the planet. It's just your ego that sees it your way. |
| Professor_C | Posted: Aug 16, 2007 - 08:34 oh dear. this is terribly sappy - too sappy to be protected by "classic" status, if it even claims that... |
| nicolaluna (home.) | Posted: Jul 15, 2007 - 20:16 love these lyrics. 10. btw.... can somebody tell me where people chat on rp? it doesn?t seem like after the songs is the place.... thanks! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 10:41 trempel wrote: he's too old for the term, but he'll use it nayway.... 6 or 7 times in a row. Very repetitive
3 times actually: I hope you get over it. --------------------------------- I love the pounding of hooves I love engines that roar I love the wild music of waves on the shore And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars Love my sweet woman down to the core There's roads and there's roads And they call, can't you hear it? Roads of the earth And roads of the spirit The best roads of all Are the ones that aren't certain One of those is where you'll find me Till they drop the big curtain Hear the wind moan In the bright diamond sky These mountains are waiting Brown-green and dry I'm too old for the term But I'll use it anyway I'll be a child of the wind Till the end of my days Little round planet In a big universe Sometimes it looks blessed Sometimes it looks cursed Depends on what you look at obviously But even more it depends on the way that you see Hear the wind moan In the bright diamond sky These mountains are waiting Brown-green and dry I'm too old for the term But I'll use it anyway I'll be a child of the wind Till the end of my days |
| curtsusu (Gilbert, Arizona) | Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 10:36 great tune by a great artist... his early stuff is what got me hooked... his newest offering, Life Short Call Now, in my opinion is a stinker... plain and simple, he's lost his first love... |
| trempel (Abbostsford, BC, Canada) | Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 22:15 he's too old for the term, but he'll use it nayway.... 6 or 7 times in a row. Very repetitive |
| Leslie (Antioch, CA) | Posted: Feb 01, 2006 - 13:36 RabbitEars wrote: If you ever saw him live you might feel differently. He is really an extraordinary guitar player, but it doesn't come across on recordings. |
| Ender43 (Central Iowa) | Posted: Feb 01, 2006 - 13:33 I like some of his work, but some of it not so much. My point is, I always grin when I hear hooves pronounced hooves "who-ves" rather than "huv-ves." Must be 'cause I grew up in TX. /profound statement, I know. |
| Freebish (Arkansas) | Posted: Jan 03, 2006 - 09:30 chasethelight wrote: Um yeeeah... I'd probably make the "ck" silent too! How convenient!
Hi my name is Josh Asshole. Oh, btw the "Ass" part is silent. Ah ha ha.  |
| RabbitEars | Posted: Dec 05, 2005 - 08:18 pyxxel wrote: Oh sooo true! This guy is just not happening.
I often feel that way about some of Cockburn's work, but some of it is stunning. If you ever saw him live you might feel differently. He is really an extraordinary guitar player, but it doesn't come across on recordings. His work is also much more varied than any radio play he's ever gotten would indicate (even including here on RP). |
| Timboy49 (Oklahoma) | Posted: Nov 20, 2005 - 16:53 Cockburn is the poet laurete of Canada!!!! |
| pyxxel (Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Sep 08, 2005 - 06:29 beelzebubba wrote: This guy has never done anything except bore me to death. Oh sooo true! This guy is just not happening. I'd call him "Poor man's Dylan" but I hate Dylan too... |
| chasethelight (Los Angeles) | Posted: Aug 09, 2005 - 13:26 Um yeeeah... I'd probably make the "ck" silent too! How convenient! Hi my name is Josh Asshole. Oh, btw the "Ass" part is silent. Ah ha ha. trempel wrote: I'm not sure if I'm taking that the wrong way, but.. I think his last name is pronounced "co-burn", with a silent "ck" in the middle |
| Drunkenlilacwine (getting closer everyday!!) | Posted: Jul 25, 2005 - 17:51 Love the lyrics... and the arrangement |
| trempel (Abbostsford, BC, Canada) | Posted: Jul 10, 2005 - 23:34 JoJopugs wrote: I sure am glad my last name is NOT Cockburn!
 I'm not sure if I'm taking that the wrong way, but.. I think his last name is pronounced "co-burn", with a silent "ck" in the middle |
| MickMan | Posted: May 13, 2005 - 05:52 beelzebubba wrote: This guy has never done anything except bore me to death.
Actually I heard there was going to be music fest somewhere called Bore-a-palooza. Bruce Cockburn and Richard Thompson are the headliners. Will you be doing more lame comedy at that fest? :P |
| JoJopugs (New Milford CT.) | Posted: May 13, 2005 - 05:38 I sure am glad my last name is NOT Cockburn! |
| beelzebubba (Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | Posted: Apr 28, 2005 - 14:12 This guy has never done anything except bore me to death. Actually I heard there was going to be music fest somewhere called Bore-a-palooza. Bruce Cockburn and Richard Thompson are the headliners. |
| andesitic | Posted: Oct 04, 2004 - 09:43 mute button |
| ksb (Oakland, CA) | Posted: Sep 19, 2004 - 14:49 Sounds like Bruce is pushing is voice beyond his range here. Am I an exception in that I like some, but by no means all, Cockburn? Luke warm on this one... |
| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Aug 06, 2004 - 13:08 Leslie wrote: This is an incredible album. If you like this song, please check out the entire CD.
Agreed, with the single, admittedly minor qualification that "Cry of a Tiny Babe" grates on these non-Christian ears. The rest is genius, perhaps the last truly great BC album. |