The Maker

Album: Acadie (1989)
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  • Oh, oh deep water, black and cold like the night
    I stand with arms wide open,
    I've run a twisted line
    I'm a stranger in the eyes of the Maker

    I could not see for the fog in my eyes
    I could not feel for the fear in my life
    And from across the great divide, In the distance I saw a light
    Jean Baptiste's walking to me with the Maker

    My body is bent and broken by long and dangerous sleep
    I can't work the fields of Abraham and turn my head away
    I'm not a stranger in the hands of the Maker

    Brother John, have you seen the homeless daughters
    Standing there with broken wings
    I have seen the flaming swords
    There over east of Eden

    Burning in the eyes of the Maker
    Burning in the eyes of the Maker
    Burning in the eyes of the Maker

    Oh, river rise from your sleep Writer/s: DANIEL LANOIS
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Third Side Music Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Dtw from TorontoI just saw him play this two nights ago. One thing that is not addressed in the description above is the Quebecois dimension in this song. St. Jean Baptiste is the patron saint of the province, and the biggest provincial holiday is his feast day. In addition, “fields of Abraham” brings to mind the battle of the Plains of Abraham, the battle in 1759 that saw Britain conquer New France.
  • Irish Gordy from San Clemente, CaI never get tired of listening to this spiritual ballad, Daniel Lanois is definitely in touch with the Divine, the power of Good, and the true spirit of humanity. Thanks!
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