Thomas Merton Songtext
von Judy Collins

The wind sang in the bare woods
And Thomas prayed by the trees
Heard him whispers through my dreams
That life was a reprise
Met him on the mountain, seven times we walked
I heard his voice and saw his life
And listened to his talk

People came from far away
To stand there by the river
They saw his life, they saw his home
A searcher and believer
He visited with holy men
He meant to find the answer
He saw wars were evil
And the devil was the dancer


He dreamed to been an eagle
With wings he would fly
From the west to the north, to the east
Through rain and sleet
Through wind and snow
He′d find his way to bring us peace

When his heart led him
To the place where he would die
The Dalai Lama welcomed him to Thailand

Prayers were prayed and joy was spread
And hearts were filled with calm
But in the afternoon, Thomas Merton's life was gone
The story was that he had died, stepping from the bath
Shocked by the electricity, that lay there in his path
In holy robes the deed was done
As the stars were shining bright
Years went by and lies were told
Would the truth not come to light?

He dreamed of been an eagle
With wings he would fly
From the west to the north, to the east
Through rain and sleet
Through wind and snow
He′d find his way to bring us peace


After he was buried
Upon his death concealed
The evidence of bullet holes, finally was revealed
Somewhere in a shadow life, the guilty ones live on
With silver in their pockets, they hide the smoking gun
Why are people so afraid of those who work for peace?
JFK and Dr King, prayed for wars to cease

He dreamed of been an eagle
With wings he would fly
From the west to the north, and the east
Through rain and sleet
Through wind and snow
He'd find his way to bring us peace

The wind sang in the bare woods
Thomas prayed by the trees
I heard him whisper through my dreams
That life was a reprise