Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. As of 2006 he has released 29 albums. Mr. Cockburn was born in Ottawa and spent a portion of his childhood on a farm near Pembroke. He attended Nepean High School in Ottawa and Berklee School of Music in Boston. Cockburn was inducted as a Member to the Order of Canada in 1982 and promoted to Officer in 2002. He is also the recipient of five Honorary Doctorates.

Salt, Sun and Time (1974)

 * All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to me Are conjured up by wind and sunlight sparkling on the sea I ran aground in a harbor town Lost the taste for being free Thank God he sent some gull chased ship To carry me to sea...
 * All the Diamonds in the World, Track 1

In the Falling Dark (1976)

 * Catching the light and falling into dark And the world fades out like an overheard remark... In the falling dark
 * Title track, In The Falling Dark (See also: John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I, lines 62-63) Just Listen..

Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (1979)

 * Had another dream about the lions at the door They were not half as frightening as they were before But I'm thinking about eternity Some kind'a ecstasy's got a hold on me Walls, windows, trees, waves coming through You be in me I'll be in you Together in eternity Some kind'a ecstasy's got a hold on me Up among the firs where it smells so sweet Or down in the valley were the river used to be I got my mind on eternity Some kind'a ecstasy's got a hold on me, and I'm Wondering where the lions are and I'm Wondering where the lions are...
 * Wondering Where the Lions Are, Track 6 (See also:Ottawa Valley and Algonquin Park)

Stealing Fire (1984)

 * Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by?
 * These fragile bodies of touch and taste This vibrant skin, this hair like lace Spirits open to the thrust of grace Never a breath you can afford to waste, when you're Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time...
 * Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight you got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
 * Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Track 1
 * I want to raise every voice At least I got to try Every time I think about it Water rises to my eyes Situation desperate Echoes of the victims cry If I had a rocket launcher If I had a rocket launcher If I had a rocket launcher Some son of a bitch would die
 * If I Had a Rocket Launcher, Track 8

Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu (1999)

 * If this were the last night of the world What would I do What would I do that was different Unless it was champagne with you...
 * Last Night of the World