Incandescent Blue
Embracing Freedom's Melody
Lyrics
I sneaked across the border, it was threatening rain
I clandestinely crossed a border, anticipating rain
So I could stand in this tunnel, waiting for the roaring train
To stand in a tunnel, awaiting a loud train
And watch those black kids working out kung fu moves
Observing African American children practicing kung fu
If you don't want to be the horses' hoof prints you got to be the hooves
To avoid being the consequence, one must be the cause
Hear that lonesome violin play
Listening to a melancholic violin tune
See the notes float up into the overcast
Witnessing musical notes rise into the cloudy sky
And change to white birds as they sail on through
Transforming into white birds and sailing through
And soar away free into incandescent blue
Soaring freely into a radiant, bright blue
People getting ready behind all those rectangles of light
People preparing in the glow of illuminated windows
"Put on your grin mask, babe, you know we're steppin' out tonight"
Putting on a fake smile for a night out
You hear that sound, like hammers only small?
Hearing a noise resembling small hammers
It's what the people's heads say when they beat them against the wall
Symbolizing the thoughts of people hitting their heads on the wall
Hear that lonesome violin play
Repeating the sound of the lonesome violin
See the notes float up into the overcast
Visualizing musical notes rising into the cloudy sky
And change to white birds as they sail on through
Changing into white birds and sailing through
And soar away free into incandescent blue
Soaring freely into a radiant, bright blue
Concrete vortex sucks down the wind
Describing a strong wind in a concrete vortex
It's howling like a blinded violin.
Comparing the wind's howl to a blinded violin
Oh, tongues of fire, come and kiss my brow
Invoking fire as a metaphor, seeking divine assistance
If I ever needed you, well I need you now
Expressing a current need for support or guidance
Hear that lonesome violin play
Reiterating the mournful tune of the violin
See the notes float up into the overcast
Visualizing musical notes rising into the cloudy sky
And change to white birds as they sail on through
Changing into white birds and sailing through
And soar away free into incandescent blue
Soaring freely into a radiant, bright blue
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