"Great Spirits" is the opening song featured in Disney's 2003 animated feature film Brother Bear. Two separate versions were written with different lyrics; one sung by Phil Collins in the soundtrack and in the trailers, and the other by Tina Turner in the soundtrack and during the beginning and ending of the film.
Lyrics[]
When the earth was young, and the air was sweet
And the mountains kissed the sky
In the far beyond, with its many paths
Man and nature lived side by side
The great wisdom does not come without learning
And great vision not wholly with our eyes
We can think that we see, truly see you're around us
But when we look, do we see with open minds?
(chorus)
Great Spirits of all who lived before
Take our hands and lead us
Fill our hearts and souls with all you know
The key to understanding
Is to see through others' eyes
Find a way to help us
See from all sides
Truly see from all sides
Teach our children to look deeper than the surface
See the world through another's eyes
For to be blind beyond yourself is to look but not see it
Knowing much is not enough to be wise
To see the wonder in all we've been given
In a world that's not always as it seems
On the path that we choose, turn every corner
Follow on, for another begins
(chorus)
Great Spirits of all who lived before
Take our hands and lead us
Fill our hearts and souls with all you know
The key to understanding
Is to see through others' eyes
Find a way to help us
See from all sides
Truly see from all sides
(chorus repeat) (x2)
See from all sides
When the earth was young
And the air was sweet
And the mountains kissed the sky
In the great beyond, with its many paths
Man and nature lived side by side
In this wilderness of danger and beauty
Lived three brothers, bonded by love
Their hearts full of joy
They ask now for guidance
Reaching out to the skies up above
(chorus)
Great Spirits of all who lived before
Take our hands and lead us
Fill our hearts and souls with all you know
Show us that in your eyes
We are all the same
Brothers to each other
In this world we remain truly brothers all the same
Give us wisdom to pass to each other
Give us strength so we understand
That the things we do
The choices we make
Give direction to all life's plan
To look in wonder at all we've been given
In a world that's not always as it seems
Every corner we turn
Only leads to another
A journey ends
But another begins
(chorus)
Great Spirits of all who lived before
Take our hands and lead us
Fill our hearts and souls with all you know
Show us that in your eyes
We are all the same
Brothers to each other
In this world we remain truly brothers all the same
(chorus repeat)
Brothers all the same!
Trivia[]
- During the song in the scene where Denahi and Sitka are catching salmon, in one shot where the mammoth Kenai is riding on knocks the fished salmon, a small clownfish that looks like Nemo from Finding Nemo (which was released several months before Brother Bear) can be seen traditionally animated with the salmon.
- The Phil Collins version of this song that appears in the trailer is very different than the one on the soundtrack as it appears to use the lyrics from the Tina Turner version. This particular version of the song has never been released on its own, however.
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