Blue World

There’s a shine to a night like this To the way your body moves And the lines of your silhouette And the rise of your fragile bones And the lift of the whispered wind And a song that you never heard And you’re riding on silver wings And you’re leaving the blue world And the bells of the mission ring And the bricks bring an echo back There’s a glow and it’s covering Everything in its gentle path And you dreamed of a night like this And the call of a fallen bird And the beauty of it all is That you’re leaving the blue world And no one to call your name And no one to bring a rose And you come to the heavy gate And you open it all alone And a wild magnolia blooms On the damp uncovered earth And the twist of the tangled roots And you’re leaving the blue world And you rise like an ember caught In the smoke of a single flame Like the candle a lover brought Just to light a beloved face There’s a shine to a night like this And the stars never fell so near And your soul like a golden gift And it rises and disappears