"Anthem"
Bill
Bailey was a "crack" who let in the light. Thank you Bill!
Marianna,
Our journey is better
because Bill shared the light.
Bill and Beverly Salmon
The
birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I
heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has
passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah
the wars they will
be fought again
The
holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and
bought again
the dove is never free.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
We asked for signs
the
signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the
marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of
every government --
signs for all to see.
I can't run no more
with
that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say
their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a
thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.
Ring the bells that still can ring ...
You can add up the parts
but
you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to
love will come
but like a refugee.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
(Leonard Cohen)