Ruby Waves - Trey Anastasio, Ghosts of the Forest

Blue morning, walking down the street

Hear the rhythm from the soles of my feet

On the pavement, and I reach out my hands

And touch the building that’s beside me

And I look into the air up above my head

Thin layer of clouds and the open sky

All the stars are handles on doors

If I could touch 'em with my fingers they would open up

And a sea of love, ruby waves would pour down on my head

An ocean of love would carry me up from this prison of lies

If I could touch the stars with my fingertips, the doors would open all around

me

Could escape from this prison of lies and swim in the ocean up above my head

When I die I’ll turn into a tiny ball of energy

And I’ll go flipping and floating up into the sky

And bounce off the stars like a pinball machine, look around

All the lights on the machine are flashing

'Til they explode and the particles join up with…

A sea of love, ruby waves pourin' down on my head

An ocean of love would carry me up from this prison of lies

If I could touch the stars with my fingertips, the doors would open all around

me

Could escape from this prison of lies

Could escape from this prison of lies