Follow the Elephant

Duration

7:21

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Other

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Follow the elephant, follow him close See where he’s going, see what he knows… That was the message she received in a dream So, I looked into it to see what it might mean I went to the web and I went to the zoo I looked for some signs that might give me a clue And after all that, as if I had been dared I then found myself scared The elephant’s lineage spans millions of years But their numbers are dropping as their land disappears And as they are hunted for their sought after tusks While the laws that prevent this prove not so robust Just like us primates, the elephants are smart They know their reflection and make music and art But still they are in a precarious place As an inferior race Aren’t we responsible? Are we not the elephant in the room? We are the blind men exploring the beast Feeling the rope, the wall or pillar like feet But with a limited reach and our limited view Not to mention how the elephant’s and our stress can skew Oh, and our tenuous criteria We arrogate wisdom – we have no idea If/when we stand above none We’ll drop the elephant gun Aren’t we responsible? Are we not the elephant in the room?