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

Dance”Dance”