TO FLORENCE

I am from the western sky

Across the cold, gray waters

My roots are planted in the east

To my land, I am a stranger

You are from the eastern sky

Across the northern waters

From fiery blood of salt and stone

Both you and I are daughters

I do not know the names of those

Who crossed the mighty sea

I wonder if their hair was red

Their eyes, gray like the sea

Did they fall to loneliness

Their brave hearts filled with dreams

Were they quick to walk off cliffs

Were they fools like me

Did the music save them

And like fire, light the dark

Could they sing the old songs

Or would it break their hearts

I feel a sorrow in my blood

That's from another time

I skip my prayers across the sea

In the east, my sun will rise

You are from the eastern shore

The far side of the sky

Your gold sun settles in the west

Over our fire pines

Like the wind, you're restless

Your eyes gray like the sea

You are from another place

From elsewhere, just like me

Although I've never met you

Your songs, they've crossed the sea

The fire burns within your heart

You're a fool like me.