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Can You Hear the Drums Beating
I can hear the drums beating
When I lie in bed at night
All alone
Their sounds run through me
Reminding me
Reminding me of a simpler life
A time when man and nature lived together
As one
The spirits walked through the forest
And we knew them by name
They spoke to us
And we listened
Now they simply choke on what we call air
They wonder if we have forgotten
For our words are foreign to them now
As are our names
White Horse and Running Bear
Have become Bill or Ted
Yet we still remain their children
Their last hope
Yes
I can still hear the drums beating
When I lie in bed at night
All alone
And they are beating in all of us
We may not recognize them as we used to
We might just mistake them
Mistake them
For the beating of our hearts
Ed Roberts 5/24/02
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Can You Hear the Drums Beating
Can You Hear the Drums Beating