for the Tribe
I’ve seen the sky over the Saint Lawrence open up
and change into the one from my dreams
I’ve seen Heaven open in a lover’s heart that I have never touched
and never had to bleed
I know that this road I’m on is the only one that will really let me see
and I’ll allow it to take me completely
I’ll allow it to take me completely
Yeah, Shangri La’s in a backyard garden
a desert woman taught that to me
And Mecca isn’t in the sand
it is under the waves hidden by the Red Sea
I will always have a loving heart
for the sojourner who tears the world a part
I will always have a space inside
for the seeker who searches and who
never finds
For the love of Truth she moves,
she hides behind enemy lines
waiting for her turn to spread the light
She gathers in the darkest nights and the saddest hearts
and makes them beautiful for all the world to find
I have met so much Tribe in my one lifetime
that I can’t shut my eyes
when I see those familiar signs
Yeah, Shangri La’s in a backyard garden
a desert woman taught that to me
And Mecca isn’t in the sand
it is under the waves hidden by the Red Sea
I will always have a loving heart
for the sojourner who tears the world a part
I will always have a space inside
for the seeker who searches and who
never finds
I’ve seen the coastline fade into sky
as we got high on top of Arthur’s Seat
And I’ve seen a lot of this world but I still forget
the way the Veil swirls when
a brother, sister, lover, I meet
It works in a backwards way, and I don’t really care
it’s not in the face, but in the blood that pumps
through our veins.
Yeah, Shangri La’s in a backyard garden
a desert woman taught that to me
And Mecca isn’t in the sand
it is under the waves hidden by the Red Sea
I will always have a loving heart
for the sojourner who tears the world a part
I will always have a space inside
for the seeker who searches and who
never finds
