Singer Ian Astbury said the following regarding his lyrics for “Spiritwalker”:
That’s paraphrasing a Native American prayer song that some anthropologist deciphered, a traditional song. I’d taken some of that and melded it with… maybe Buffy Sainte-Marie’s song “Starwalker”. That’s probably where th...
[Verse 1]
Let it be beautiful when I sing the last song
I will give you even my body, Spiritwalker
Let all the children kiss the sun before they sing their last song
I will give you even my body, Spiritwalker
[Verse 2]
Let the sun shine on me when I sing the last song
I will give you even my body, Spiritwalker
Let all the children kiss the stars before they sing their last song
I will give you even my body, Spiritwalker
[Chorus]
Spiritwalker
Spiritwalker
Spiritwalker
[Verse 3]
Let all the children kiss the sun before they sing their last song
Let all the children kiss the sun before they sing their last song
I will have the whole world to make music with me
Spiritwalker
[Chorus]
Dreamwalker
Starwalker
Sunwalker
Spiritwalker, Spiritwalker
Dreamwalker
Starwalker
Sunwalker
Windwalker, Windwalker, Windwalker, Windwalker
[Outro]
Spirit, spirit, spirit, spirit
Spirit, spirit, spirit, spirit
Spirit, spirit, spirit, spirit
Spiritwalker was written by Billy Duffy & Ian Astbury.
Spiritwalker was produced by Chris Kimsey & John Brand.
The Cult released Spiritwalker on Mon Sep 10 1984.