The Last Leviathan

Andy Barnes
1986

This plaintive cry of a song speaks to the impact of whaling from the perspective of the last whale of its kind:

My soul has been torn from me and I am bleeding
My heart it has been rent and I am crying
For the beauty around me pales and I am screaming
I am the last of the great whales and I am dying.

The author, Andy Barnes, has not spoken on record about what prompted the writing of this song, but the lyrics and melody have inspired more than thirty recordings.

Lyrics (c) 1986 Friendly Overtures