The Green Jar

[Intro]
[Verse]
The screen door swings on a rusty hinge
The ocean has a greyish tinge
I walk across the hollow hall
Shadows stretch against the wall
[Verse]
In the corner sits a jar
Tattered edges, frosted green
Bits of light from very far
The clearest blue I’ve ever seen
I run my thumb along the grit
Remembering how we gathered it
[Chorus]
She told me stories of the gale
How the moon looks thin and pale
Love is just a paper sail
Even if the anchors fail
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the tide comes in
Oh, the tide begins
[Break]
[Verse]
She sat here in the wicker chair
Sea salt tangled in her hair
She spoke of ships that lost their way
And why the sky turns shades of grey
The Wurlitzer hums a low refrain
Like soft footsteps in the lane
[Pre-Chorus]
The glass is smooth, the edges gone
The night is fading into dawn
I hold the pieces in my palm
Finding a strange and steady calm
[Chorus]
She told me stories of the gale
How the moon looks thin and pale
Love is just a paper sail
Even if the anchors fail
[Bridge]
The harmonium breathes a heavy sigh
Underneath a violet sky
Years have washed the sharp parts clean
Just like the glass in shades of green
I finally see what she meant
In every summer evening spent
[Hook]
Salt in the seams
Lost in the dreams
The ocean redeems
Or so it seems
[Chorus]
She told me stories of the gale
How the moon looks thin and pale
Love is just a paper sail
Even if the anchors fail
[Outro]