Listen To The Lion

Hey First Comment. One of the best songs ever. About not being afraid to do anyone, including love. He refers to his ancestors when they traveled from Denmark to Caledonia (for all you trivia buffs, Caledonia was the old name of Scotland, and Hibernia was the name of Ireland, Gaul was France.) in order to have better lives. He says just listen to the lion inside, your inner source of courage and bravery. That line "And we sailed, and we sailed, and we sailed... Away from Denmark Way up to Caledonia Away from Denmark Way up to Caledonia" is to me one of the greatest lines in music. It gives me goosebumps. I don't know why. Just listen and feel. as someone else said.

Beautiful, beautiful song. Pretty much everything Van did from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece is fantastic, but this is one of the very best. I think it's about searching the world for inspiration, trying to find your muse and so forth. I think the "lion in his soul" is creativity.

Oh, Yes, Johnny .... I agree that this is one of the great songs. A song of courage, a song of hope, a song of trusting your gut. Never travel far without it.

It's a little too long - great guitar playing

The other day I was listening to "Too Late To Stop Now" and this song. All this SOUL business reminded me of my favorite poem by Walt Whitman. "A Noiseless Patient Spider". I'm not going to type it out because I recently lost an eye in a tragic accident. Check it out yourselves because it is beautiful.

Love this song!