“Lovers in a dangerous time” ist ein Song des kanadischen Songwriters Bruce Cockburn. Er hat Musik studiert am Berklee College in Boston und gehört seit Jahrzehnten zur Creme de la Creme der nordamerikanischen Musikszene. In Textzeilen wie
“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.”
verbinden sich – wie häufig bei Cockburn – lyrische Poesie und gesellschaftliches Engagement zu einer neuen eigenständigen Einheit:
Lovers in a Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn
Don’t the hours grow shorter as the days go by?
You never get to stop and open your eyes
One day you’re waiting for the sky to fall
The next you’re dazzled by the beauty of it all
When you’re lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This vibrant skin, this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste
When you’re lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
When you’re lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you’re made to feel as if your love’s a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight
When you’re lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
