Bruce Cockburn: Quotes about the world

Bruce Cockburn is Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. Explore interesting quotes on world.

Bruce Cockburn: 16 quotes0 likes

“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.. http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=lYAFzVTLIQs <br class="br">In the Falling Dark (1976)

“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…”

Bruce Cockburn

All the Diamonds in the World, Track 1
Salt, Sun and Time (1974)

“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…”

Bruce Cockburn

Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu (1999)

“Last Night of the World”

Bruce Cockburn

Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu (1999)