The Bright Blue Rose

verse 1 I skimmed across black water, without once submerging Onto the banks of an urban morning That hungers the first light, much, much more than the Mountains ever do verse 2 And she like a ghost beside me, goes down with the ease of a dolphin And emerges unlearned, unshamed, unharmed For she is perfect creature, natural in every feature And I am the geek with the alchemists' stone Bridge For all of you who must discover, For all who seek to understand, For having left the path of others You'll find a very special hand verse 3 And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time And it is the only way Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes To ponder his death and his life eternally verse 4 And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time And it is the only way Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes To ponder his death and his life eternally Verse 5 One bright blue rose outlives all those Two thousand years and still it goes To ponder his death and his life eternally