Cedar and Salt

[Intro]
[Verse]
The wood is grey and thin
Where the salt has settled in
I find the jagged line
That you left behind in pine
The water laps the post
Like a conversation's ghost
[Chorus]
It’s a quiet kind of blue
Thinking back on you
The summer slipped away
In the middle of the day
I didn’t say the word
Now it’s never being heard
[Verse]
The cedar feels so cold
Like a secret getting old
We sat here on the edge
On the very southern ledge
The little boat is gone
And the light is almost done
[Chorus]
It’s a quiet kind of blue
Thinking back on you
The summer slipped away
In the middle of the day
I didn’t say the word
Now it’s never being heard
[Bridge]
The sun is sinking deep
Into a long and heavy sleep
I’m not looking for a sign
Or a way to make you mine
I’m just tracing out the past
Knowing nothing’s meant to last
[Verse]
The shadows start to grow
Where the lilies used to blow
I hear the rhythm start
Like a slow and heavy heart
The dock begins to sway
As the color turns to grey
[Chorus]
It’s a quiet kind of blue
Thinking back on you
The summer slipped away
In the middle of the day
I didn’t say the word
Now it’s never being heard
[Post-Chorus]
Never being heard
Just a lonely word
In the cedar wood
Like I knew I should
Letting go of you
In the quiet blue
[Outro]