Creation Dream (Bruce Cockburn)

Bruce Cockburn's "Creation Dream" set to nature video and stills taken by me. From the 1979 Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws album.

Centred on silence
Counting on nothing
I saw you standing on the sea
And everything was
Dark except for
Sparks the wind struck from your hair
Sparks that turned to
Wings around you
Angel voices mixed with seabird cries
Fields of motion
Surging outward
Questions that contain their own replies...

You were dancing
I saw you dancing
Throwing your arms toward the sky
Fingers opening
Like flares
Stars were shooting everywhere
Lines of power
Bursting outward
Along the channels of your song
Mercury waves flashed
Under your feet
Shots of silver in the shell-pink dawn...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bruce
• cockburn
• creation
• dream
• nature
• kurt
• penner

[LadyAltheaIsMe]

possibly my favorite bruce song..long time fan. Im so glad i thought to search him on here...ive been reminded just how incredible his stuff is.

[VA7KSP]

You bet -- that's a good favourite one for sure!

[itreeye]

I'd love to try this out on guitar but can't find the chords online. (I'm not so good at picking them out..)

Can anyone help me with this?

[VA7KSP]

I think you'd need tablature (tab) rather than chords to do it properly. I found it in a songbook and did it years ago, but not sure if findable online. Also likely an alternate tuning if I recall, but it's been a while.

Cheers!

[veravg]

where did you shoot this forest take (solo part)?

[VA7KSP]

That was in Pacific Spirit Park, in Vancouver near the UBC campus. Over 40Km of walking trails.

[normy999]

I was a Cockburn nut growing up many moons ago, still am. What a wonderful artist. Truly a Canadian treasure.

[commonthread2]

this song brings me back to the ocean and the country in the 70's and 80's just before college things were so hopeful and new back then and God was everywhere

[hotheadedjoelhaha]

I added this to my Favorites and never even Thanked you for posting this-Thank You! Had this LP years back. Could be his Best. Gotta love Peggys kitchen wall also, etc. Joe.

[loonaverse]

ONE OF MY ABS FAVS. 1st song i learned on guitar. thanx 

[metemi]

Thank you so much for posting this !  Peace.

[davefrymusic]

Drop D. It's in an older BD Guitar book, and I learned it from that. Then you just have to play it to make your own.

[lizzabbott]

Beautiful!! Thank you for these wondrous, awe inspiring images to go with this song which I've loved for decades. Can''t wait to see BC on his Spring '11 Tour. Yay! Got my tix!

[yrsoclvr2]

This song and "Hills of Morning" from DitDJ got me permanently hooked on Cockburn.

[gladheateher4now]

Hey Bruce,,where are the vids of YOU and my cousine HUGH ? Doug

[aynrandy1]

My first and favorite Cockburn. A CLASSIC.

[westcoastpaddy]

12 string! !~`;)

[MikeCauterman]

Great song! Nice video. We were out there (Vancouver and Salt Spring Isl) in December and over Christmas last year. Sorry I did not find your video until now or I would have checked in with you ;)

73 de VE3QSK in Burlington