The Ancient One

Original song about Saltwater crocodiles. Words and photography by David White of Solar Whisper Daintree Wildlife and Crocodile Cruises.

Transcript

00:00In shadows deep where silence grows

00:17The ancient one in stillness knows

00:23He's chilling calm with timeless grace

00:28A quiet thread in his own place

00:34Forever cast as lore's dark shade

00:39A villain in the tales we've made

00:45Not for deeds or crimes he's done

00:50Just for existing, for being one

00:58Guilty not of wrath or war

01:04But simply for the life he bore

01:09His home now marked as cursed terrain

01:15By those who trespass, stake and claim

01:20Yet he remains, not seeking fight

01:26Just wants the moon, the stars, the night

01:32And still the truth hums in the air

01:37We could coexist if we can

01:43If we dare to shift the tale

01:48To walk beside him, not impale

01:55For villains made can be unmade

01:59With education and we're not afraid

02:05Yet he remains, not seeking fight

02:18Just wants the moon, the stars, the night

02:23And still the truth hums in the air

02:28We could coexist if we can

02:32We could coexist if we can

02:34We could coexist if we can

02:35We could coexist if we can

02:36If we dare to shift the tale

02:40Walk beside him, not impale

02:45For villains made can be unmade

02:51With education and we're not afraid

02:56We could coexist if we can