Drawing inspiration from Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron

The below YouTube video clip is taken from Dreamworks’ 2002 animated movie, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron“.  It’s one of my all-time favourite animated feature films and this is also amongst the DVDs that I bought and test watched recently. 

The story is about the adventures of a young wild stallion living on the plains of old west - about his initial capture by the western calvary and later his escape from them; his friendship with a teenage native American brave; his romance with the brave’s lovely mare, and his determination to return to his home in the wild.

While watching the following scenes and listening to the accompanying soundtrack during the movie, I couldn’t helped feeling somehow I’m at a similar down point at this stage of my life.  The song is very inspiring and I do listen to it at times on YouTube. 

Here it is, with the actual scenes from the movie.  This part is where the wild stallion almost gives up his fight to escape from his human captors.  He is on a train and being transported to a place far, far away from his homeland…

Sound The Bugle lyrics (sung by Bryan Adams):

Sound the bugle now, play it just for me
As the seasons change, remember how I used to be
Now I can’t go on, I can’t even start
I’ve got nothing left, just an empty heart

I’m a soldier, wounded so I must give up the fight
There’s nothing more for me, lead me away
Or leave me lying here…

Sound the bugle now, tell them I don’t care
There’s not a road I know, that leads to anywhere
Without a light I fear that I will, stumble in the dark
Lay right down, decide not to go on

Then from on high, somewhere in the distance
There’s a voice that calls, remember who you are
If you lose yourself, your courage soon will follow

So be strong tonight, remember who you are
Ya you’re a soldier now, fighting in a battle
To be free once more, ya that’s worth fighting for