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