Alanis in French, Salif Keita in Mali, w/ The English Chamber Chorus in French



By moon we gather

For the ascension

Great sky shelter us

With your endless compassion



Last survivor

It is you who must pass

Into the light of the new world



Under a sky of innocence

We are now all dying

In a slow black rain

Was it a failure

Of man and angels?

Was it a failure of love?



From this human river

Too cruel for winter

Welcome to the gates

A rehearsal for the silence

Pray we do not enter



Under a sky of innocence

We bathe in the seduction

Beautiful

The light is unraveling now

We open our arms to it



It is close to ground zero



I am no one

Yet I am everyone



We are nothing, but we are all

When I am still, I am inspired



We are not yet born



Half sadness

But half choice



When I am still I can hear

You speak most clearly



Father can you help me

For the ocean is big

And my boat is small



Find the courage