wondering where the lions are

Singer:bruce cockburn

sun's up. looks okay

the world survives into another day

and i'm thinking 'bout eternity

some kinda 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 'bout eternity

some kinda 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 kinda 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 kinda ecstasy got a hold on me

and i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

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 and precise like the brain behind the gun

should be

they got me thinking about eternity

but some kinda ecstasy got a hold on me

and i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

wondering where the lions are

wondering where the lions are

freighters on the nod on the surface of the bay

one of these days we're gonna sail away

we're gonna sail into eternity

some kinda ecstasy got a hold on me

and i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

wondering where the lions are

i'm wondering where the lions are

wondering where the lions are

Lyric Context: wondering where the lions are - bruce cockburn