In the Shadow of Lingshan
by Bob Eschenbrenner

she says I'd like to take a walk on this path
and melt into this scene
where nature ends and art begins
and you feel you're in a dream

what do you say care to go for a stroll
down this deserted street
then turning a corner I'm once again lost
in childhood memories

and I'm swallowed in the darkness
in the shadow of Lingshan
and I can't tell where the sky begins
or where the mountain ends
the owl waves his conductor's baton
there's thunder from the mountain
in the autumn sky a symphony
awakens the sleeping dragon

within the chaos of another day
destiny silently waits
and she gives you a pair of angel wings
and sees to your escape

I remember a broken hurt
and the starwind in your eyes
and the laughter in your voice
and I remember crying

tell me about the darkness
she whispers in my ear
tell me another story
and take away my fear

I tell her sometimes the river was black
and sometimes it looked like diamonds
but lost in the moment of witness
you were the only thing on my mind

and I'm swallowed in the darkness
in the shadow of Lingshan
and I can't tell where the sky begins
or where the mountain ends
the owl waves his conductor's baton
there's thunder from the mountain
in the autumn sky a symphony
awakens the sleeping dragon

the dawn's early light throws shadows
the forest sings of dreams gone by
the morning sun slowly rises
and paints the clouds in the sky

she says I'd like to take a walk on this path
and melt into this scene
where nature ends and art begins
and you feel you're in a dream