"Pacing the Cage"...

This song is written and sung by a very inspirational Canadian singer-song writer, Bruce Cockburn,
I have found inspiration in his lyrics and musical arrangements since the first time I saw him play at a small venue in Portland Oregon, many moons ago.  This morning I wanted to share the lyrics and a beautiful video while Bruce Cockburn sings and plays 

" Pacing the Cage "...  It has been playing through my mind for several weeks now while I have endured medical trepidation and have reached a point in life where the more things change the more they remain the same...a time when you wind up " Pacing The Cage"   Video from YouTube ..Song written and sun by it's author, Bruce Cockburn...check him out.

Pacing the Cage by Bruce Cockburn

Pacing The Cage lyrics

Sunset is an angel weeping
Holding out a bloody sword
No matter how I squint I cannot
Make out what it's pointing toward
Sometimes you feel like you live too long
Days drip slowly on the page
You catch yourself
Pacing the cage
I've proven who I am so many times
The magnetic strip's worn thin
And each time I was someone else
And every one was taken in
Hours chatter in high places
Stir up eddies in the dust of rage
Set me to pacing the cage
I never knew what you all wanted
So I gave you everything
All that I could pillage
All the spells that I could sing
It's as if the thing were written
In the constitution of the age
Sooner or later you'll wind up
Pacing the cage
Sometimes the best map will not guide you
You can't see what's round the bend
Sometimes the road leads through dark places
Sometimes the darkness is your friend
Today these eyes scan bleached-out land
For the coming of the outbound stage.
Pacing the cage.
Pacing the cage