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Crowded Streets of Blue Lyrics by Mari Boine

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[Verse 1]
Years and years she looked for him
In crowded streets so blue
Patiently she traced his steps
And learned that he'd just left
A vision living in her veins
The elders singing tales
Within the shadow of these words
Your beauty is to be found
[Verse 2]
She lived her life so recklessly
All soaked in liquid pain
Moving always restlessly
She never dared to stay
The morning sky did reach for him
So much she had to say
She could nеver give it up
His love was all shе had
[Verse 3]
Then one silvery winter day
They said that he had wed
A lover from the underworld
With black hair thick as night
And all he touched turned into coal
How could he curse their love?
The one she wants to give her all
Was not the one to come
[Verse 4]
The ancient mothers carried her
From coastline through the towns
Years and years still she did roam
As though she lost her heart
She danced for him into the night
And waved her silk of red
A feather fell out from the sky
As if it were a sign
[Verse 5]
Of all the cities in the world
She came back to the one
With nothing but her lover's words
She had to face the truth
What would she do with all of him?
What would she have to say?
With youth and beauty gone astray
She simply had to go
[Verse 6]
Then one late September day
They told he'd left a note
Still my lady, I am here
More settled in myself
I hear you're searching for someone
Somebody says it's me
I have no gold nor property
My weary soul's all I am
[Verse 7]
No one knows how long she ran
She's running to this day
And no one knows how long he sat
He's waiting every day
And neither can break from the curse
They circle in the dark
And now and then there is a voice
Whispering, "Stay, oh stay"
[Verse 1]
Years and years she looked for him
In crowded streets so blue
Patiently she traced his steps
And learned that he'd just left
A vision living in her veins
The elders singing tales
Within the shadow of these words
Your beauty is to be found
Credits
Mari Boine

Mari Boine

About “Crowded Streets of Blue” by Mari Boine

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"Crowded Streets of Blue" appears on "See the Woman".

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