Age Old Blue - Alela Diane, Heather Woods Broderick, Mirabai Peart

The sea beneath the cliff

Is the blue in my mother’s eyes

That came from the blue in her mother’s eyes

Thrown on down the line

By our family who worked the field

On borrowed land above the ocean

My family worked the field on borrowed land

Higher hills do not provide

For hearts born of coral and moss

Where rain won’t flow beyond our stream

And water is captive to the well

There was a gentleman

I’ve always known his children’s songs

Blue eyes were hardened by the war

But still he went on singing

Night can’t hide a man

When his eyes are tearing

The night can’t hide his cries

There’s only a few of us left

Higher hills do not provide

For hearts born of coral and moss

Where rain won’t flow beyond our stream

And water is captive to the well

I’ve known that age old blue

Lies in home with sirens tombs

He’s left a deep desire

For a home beside the water

Shady rhythm calms the night

And that voice is never still

You know a voice is never still

And a voice is never silent

Shady rhythm calms the night

And that voice is never still

You know a voice is never still

And a voice is never silent

Higher hills do not provide

For hearts born of coral and moss

Where rain won’t flow beyond our stream

And water is captive to the well