Cockburn, Bruce - The Rose Above The Sky Lyrics

this IS Cockburns masterpiece. after he drags the listener thru his tragedy he ends it with hope . real hope . ''the light BEHIND the sun'' as he sings. Gods tender light for all . the araingement is perfect . woodwind parts. guitar sensitive picking .

Superb. About his divorce from his first wife.

I met Bruce Cockburn October 21st 2019 had a Brief talk nice fellow ..I mentioned this song how I felt it such a beautiful song he replied thank you for saying that and was a short conversation ..got pic took with him he's I was told 74years old he even had a cane sadly he used a bit to walk meeting him was a wonderful experience because never thought I would ...I uploaded my channel a bit of him at 74...he still has the magic and a genuinely nice fella even though our time was short we both mentioned Scottish influence on his new album...which is all instrumental...I always come back to this song never tire of this one its really beautiful and the way they added instruments works well with Bruce's guitar...and of course the lyrics are very touching...one could say in a spiritual sense of course!Nice work on this by the way Bebbington girl.well done!

New album? New album!!

my God, what an artist he is!

I hear a bit of Dylan in his singing style.

I have loved Bruce Cockburn for 40 years!

take all

Real melancholy but one of my all time favorite Cockburn songs so beautiful and lyrics really touching!Hes some kind of genius for sure as a musician and quite the personality!

Thank you BebingtonGirl

My pleasure Bob !

Had never heard this before and never heard of Bruce Cockburn either. Always fun to find new music and new musicians.

Are you ever in for a treat!

something jewelled slips away
round the next bend with a splash
laughing at the hands i hold out
only air within their grasp
all you can do is praise the razor
for the fineness of the slash

til the rose above the sky opens
and the light behind the sun takes all

gutless arrogance and rage
burn apart the best of tries
you carry the weight of inherited sorrow
from your first day til you die
toward that hilltop where the road forever becomes one with the sky

til the rose above the sky opens
and the light behind the sun takes all

ozone on the midnight wind
got me thinking of the sea
and the mercies of the currents that brought me to you and you to me
and in the silence at the heart of things
where all true meetings come to be

i see the rose above the sky open
and the light behind the sun take all

i long for the day when the light behind the sun takes all.

thank s Bruce hug s blessing s Love .....

This is the song that introduced me to Bruce Cockburn. Just beautiful.

Canada has found a gem of an artist in Bruce and a compassionate person

yep beautiful song

Beautiful song...

I haven't heard this song in thirty years. I'd forgotten it entirely. It's wonderful. Thanks Bebington girl.

First Cockburn song I ever heard. I was hooked. Have seen him a dozen times. What a great musician/poet/spirit!

life slips away  the more the smiles the more the miles ...a rose above the weeds ...

This song gets to me....exquisitely melancholy and transcendent at the same time '....and the mercies of the current that brought me to you and you to me...' sigh.....

great work, thanks and shalom.

weeping and a profound thought,,,,and the Light behind the sun.....ahhhhh solice and comfort

what a lovely job you did bringing this song to us...what a gift. thank you. all blessings to you.

@Radioviewer The song is Burn, btw.

Anybody who likes this should definitely buy the album, Humans. One of my favorites and one of Cockburn's best.