Silver reels in a heavy box
Wooden porch and the rusted locks
Orange light on a muddy stream
Summer air like a vivid dream
Hold the frame while the water flows
Where the wild white magnolia grows
Catch the spark in a steady eye
Underneath a purple velvet sky
Buses hum on the distant road
Carry weight of a heavy load
Snap a shot of the heron's wing
Listen how the heavy marshes sing
Hold the frame while the water flows
Where the wild white magnolia grows
Catch the spark in a steady eye
Underneath a purple velvet sky
Salty skin and a linen shirt
Barefoot walking in the river dirt
Focus tight on the cypress knee
Everything that I want to see
Wait for the shutter to click and close
Wait for the wind in the willow rose
The world stops spinning for one small beat
Cooling down in the humid heat
Click the dial to a slower pace
Mapping out every hidden place
Glass and metal in a shaking hand
Drawing lines on a sunken land
Hold the frame while the water flows
Where the wild white magnolia grows
Catch the spark in a steady eye
Underneath a purple velvet sky
Sinking low as the day turns gray
Watch the ripples wash the light away
One last flash of a golden glare
Heavy scent of the jasmine air
Hold the frame while the water flows
Where the wild white magnolia grows
Catch the spark in a steady eye
Underneath a purple velvet sky
Keep the focus true.
Just me and you. Swaying slow.
Swaying slow.
