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The Sea and the Sky

from The Sea and the Sky by Jonathan Byrd

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The Sea is a lady in love with the Sky
She scallops and spins with his winds rushing by
But the day it is calm and the day it is still
And she dares not to dance of her own free will

No current to flow; no fair winds to blow
They’re dead in the doldrums with nowhere to go
All the young sailing men are counting the herd
As the sun sets again on a sea undisturbed

Did she dream in the night of a blood red hue?
Her sun in the morning; her sweet lover’s cue
And on the horizon, a cloud without end
That she gave to the sun and sent on the wind

Though he is only a day from return
She longs for his touch, his lightning to burn
She swears at his name and his tardiness, too
And her tears fall up, up into the blue

The sky is wide and the sky is deep
His passion is patient, but seldom asleep
Oh, his smell is so sweet and his eyes are so bright
And he changes the world when he changes the light

Up in the crow’s nest, high on the mast
A sailor cries out, “oh, at last, at last!”
The harlequins of hope dance light on the tide
As the sky, like a sailor, longs for his bride

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from The Sea and the Sky, released January 1, 2004

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times. ... more

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