Crane Dance Words and music by Julia EcklarD C D C "In all things there must be balance." So my teacher says to me D C D C - "Living life's the point of things, but balance is the key D C D C G There is power in the balance that allows a crane to stand D C D C A My son, you must learn balance - to assist your empty hands Bm C D C For balance guides the butterflies and lets the seasons turn D C G D The greatness inside any man is the balance that he learns D C D C In my life there's been no balance - I was taught to lose or cheat D C D C - How am I to balance with no ground beneath my feet? D C D C A How will learning to be hurt and hate help me to have a chance D C D C A While a crane may stand by balance, you will never see one dance Bm C D C For balance is a faerie tale I never will a-chieve. D C G D The naive may find balance, but the bitter can't be-lieve. D C D C Still I try to catch my balance - where the sand hills meet the sea D C D C - Do I need a-nother's faith - or my own faith in me? D C D C A With my head above the water, I can sometimes see the land D C D C A Could it be I must see balance before I can under-stand? Bm C D C That balance is as balance does, be-tween the left and right D C G D - Balance means you understand - the crane when it's in flight D C D C Almost lost, can I find balance - in the guise of what I fear? D C D C - Could it be a test of fire - must make the balance clear? D C D C A This fire only balances - the cold I've known so long. D C D C A From this balancing I will emerge - a single human strong Bm C D C For balance tempers light and dark, and guides these empty hands D C G D Like the crane, whose one leg bears his all, with balance I can stand.