Your sacred image Your sacred image looms large looms large
Painted on the rough Painted on the rough canvass of Africa canvass of Africa
Traced in the shifting Traced in the shifting sands of imagination sands of imagination Etched into the hidden Etched into the hidden
caves of the soulcaves of the soul
The herd moves as one The herd moves as one Graceful skaters gliding across the Graceful skaters gliding across the shimmering mirage of dusty desert shimmering mirage of dusty desert
pans pans Misty shadows playing hide and seek Misty shadows playing hide and seek
in the shrouded valley forests in the shrouded valley forests Granite boulders in magical motion Granite boulders in magical motion over the mottled bushveld plainsover the mottled bushveld plains
You are one of Eden's first-You are one of Eden's first-born born
Survivor of frozen time Survivor of frozen time Grown old and wise Grown old and wise
Before men learned to crawl Before men learned to crawl
The air trembles in harmonic The air trembles in harmonic rapture rapture
As you chant your esoteric As you chant your esoteric song song
And the earth shudders in And the earth shudders in shameful guilt shameful guilt
As you trumpet your just anger As you trumpet your just anger
You are the maker of You are the maker of roads roads
The planter of gardens The planter of gardens And the builder of damsAnd the builder of dams
Your trail of destruction Your trail of destruction Is the path of creation Is the path of creation
For all that follow in your For all that follow in your wake wake
Death brings sorrow and mourning Death brings sorrow and mourning Life heralds the joy of cheeky youth Life heralds the joy of cheeky youth
In between, an invisible web of caring In between, an invisible web of caring is strung is strung
And a sacred maze of kith and kin is And a sacred maze of kith and kin is trod trod
““Ode to the Elephant”Ode to the Elephant”is written bis written b y Wa y n e
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background music is a Danny background music is a Danny Elfman piece called “Moon Elfman piece called “Moon
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