Song for Sarajevo (Revised 9/97)
Words by Judy Collins
Music by Judy Collins
Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)/ The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
(Administered by Universal Music Corp.)
Blood in all the streets, running like a flood
There's no where to hide, no where that I can go
I reach out my hand, touching death itself
Just a holy day in Sarajevo
I can hear my heart, pounding like a clock
Hiding from the planes and from the bombing
Fire from the sky, burning down my life
There is no more love and no more longing
But when I close my eyes:
I dream of peace
I dream of flowers on the hill
I dream I see my mother smiling
When I close my eyes I dream of peace
Once I had a home, once my life was good
Once my mother sang to me and held me
Then the fire came, falling from the sky
There is no one left who can protect me
War's a wicked bird that never comes to rest
Feeding on the dreams of all the children
War's an evil bird flying in the dark
Every holy promise has been broken
But when I close my eyes:
I dream of peace
I dream of flowers on the hill
I dream I see my mother smiling
When I close my eyes I dream of peace
Can't you stop the war, bring it to a close
You are tall and strong and I am just a child
Can't we live in peace, stop the flowing blood
Make a blessed world where I can be a child
When you close your eyes:
Do you dream of peace?
Do you dream of flowers on the hill?
Do you dream you see your mother smiling?
When you close your eyes do you dream of peace?
When you close your eyes:
Do you dream of peace?
Do you dream of flowers on the hill?
Do you dream you see your mother smiling?
When you close your eyes do you dream of peace?
Open up your eyes and give us peace.
Wildflower Records
WWW.JUDYCOLLINS.COM
what a beautiful song. just perfect! great upload
beaverpojken89 4 weeks ago
This song has haunted me since I was a little girl. More moving than I can possibly express...a big part of why Come Rejoice is my all-time favorite Christmas album.
rockisheaven 2 months ago 2
overdue thank you to miss mabel......thank you is not enough
originalcynn 2 months ago
@originalcynn lol small world isnt it.
BoTToMBeaTz 3 months ago
@BoTToMBeaTz this shepherd ya know!!
originalcynn 3 months ago
@originalcynn Yea dred this song is a classic.
BoTToMBeaTz 3 months ago
@officer12 boy nuff bahamians reminiscing of the old times hey...what about the song "nassau, nassau, nassau nassau nassau nassau, nassau, nassau!"
originalcynn 6 months ago
I wish I could find the video that was on ZNS. I've also been looking for the AIDS song "Sharing the Challenge" remember that one?
officer12 6 months ago
i remember this song from zns who could forget it
jankankoo 6 months ago
@originalcynn boy zns used to kill this
WifiBahamas 6 months ago