Story Behind The Song

This song celebrates the four winds and that they have been the singer's companions through his life. The sounds of the American Southwest are incorporated in this song; Native American flutes, winds, wind chimes, and Native American drums.

Song Description

This song celebrates the wind.

Lyrics

Winds
Words & music by Gare Meyer

Verse 1
North wind, cool my burning soul,
Chill the skies and cloud the sun, carpet the earth with snow.
North wind, add a ring to the trees
Paint the world with glistening ice, quiver the northern lights

Chorus
My winds have blown me, in so many places
I've seen and loved many beautiful faces
Many storms, many rainbows
Many miles and wonderful smiles
North wind, you're my life's companion, you've filled my tattered sails with hope

Verse 2
East wind, clear the skies for spring dawns
Wake the birds with your special songs, Baptize the days with rain
East wind, return the birds to their nests, Rouse the roots, the bulbs and seeds to
shrug off winter's sleep.

Chorus

Verse 3
South wind, you're warm and sweet
Sing through the trees with your August storms, Soothe me with your soft breeze.
South wind, bring the earth her fragrant bath
Tremble her with thunder bolts, caress her with your heat.

Bridge

Verse 4
West wind, carry the news of fall,
Warn the squirrels to store their food, urge the young birds South
West wind, strip the trees of their leaves,
Publicize the harvest moons, forge the frosty morns

Chorus

Ending


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