Heron Blue

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Don't cry, my love, don't cry no more A crashing sky, a roaring scream A city drowned in God's black tears I cannot bear to see you [Verse 2] She lay under the midnight moon Her restless body stirring Until the magic morning hour Like poison, it succumbs her [Verse 3] Her baby skin, her old black dress Her hair, it twists 'round her necklace Constricts and chokes like ruthless vines 'Til sleep, she overtakes her [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Her room is painted heron blue Lit by candlelight and chandelier And from her headboard perched so high A million dreams have passed her [Verse 5] Don't cry, my love, don't cry no more It overwhelms my breaking heart A minor swell of violins I cannot bear to hear them [Verse 6] A mother shepherds her young birds She fills their mouths and warms their souls 'Til they are strong and good to fly Away from her, alone she'll die [Verse 7] Cradled on quiet old oak limb As Heaven blew her light, fair wind A breath of soot into her lung A life, a journey's end in one [Instrumental Break] [Verse 8] Don't sing that old sad hymn no more It resonates inside my soul It haunts me in my waking dreams I cannot bear to hear it [Verse 9] Don't play those violins no more Their melancholic overtones They echo off the floor and walls I cannot bear to hear them