Halcyon
Blu Eyes Lyrics

There's a house just off of Halcyon Road
The house is situated near Halcyon Road on a plateau from where one can have a clear view of the central coast.

On a mesa overlooking the central coast
The house is on a plateau that is high enough to have a picturesque view of the central coast.

It's where my grandma and my grandpa both grew old
The house is the same place where both grandparents of the artist lived their lives and grew old.

And it's always been my home away from home
The house always felt like a second home to the artist.

I grew up playing in the backyard
The artist spent his childhood playing in the backyard of the house.

Swinging on the swingset
The artist's childhood memories include swinging on the swingset in the backyard.

No idea what the real world was
As a child, the artist was oblivious to the outside world.

Or how crazy it gets
The artist had no idea about the actual state of the world outside his little world.

Playin' hide and seek
The cousins played hide and seek in the trees.

With my cousins in the trees
The trees in the backyard were the preferred hideout spot of the artist and his cousins.

No clue then how much it all would mean to me
As a child, the artist had no idea how significant those moments and memories would become to him as an adult.

I owe it all
The artist feels indebted to the house for the joy, peace, and love it has given him.

To the memories in those four walls
The artist treasures the memories that the walls of the house hold inside them.

To the ones that taught me to love big and strong
The house's occupants had significant impacts on the artist's life, especially in teaching him how to love in a big and strong way.

On Sunday mornings we would drive down to the beach
On Sunday mornings, the artist and his family frequent the beach, which is a part of some of his favorite memories.

All of us kids piled into the backseat
The artist and his cousins would cram into the back seat of the car during their beach trip on Sundays.

Run up and down the dunes and jump over the creeks
While at the beach, the artist and his cousins would run around on the sand dunes and jump over the creeks.

Since then, I don't think I've ever felt so free
The artist fondly recalls feeling free and unburdened while he ran about the beach and explored as a child.

Come home and hang out in the parlor
After the sun went down, the artist and his family would retire to the parlor in the house.

After the sun went down
The family would retire to the parlor after the sun set.

That old beanbag from the sixties was
An old beanbag from the 1960s was in the house (presumably in the parlor) and was a favorite spot.

The best seat in the house
The old beanbag was the most comfortable spot to sit in the parlor.

Every night by nine o'clock
By 9 pm, the artist and his family would gather in the parlor every night.

We'd end up singing Beatles songs
In the parlor, the artist and his family would often sing songs by The Beatles.

Three part harmonies I swear still linger on
The artist still cherishes the memories of the lovely 3 part harmonies in the parlor where they sang together.

When grandpa finally said goodbye
When the artist's grandpa passed away.

We sat in the living room and cried
The artist and his family gathered in the living room and mourned the loss of his grandpa.

And I knew it would never be the same
The loss of his grandpa meant that the artist's world would never be the same.

We took a walk, watched the sunset
The artist and his family took a walk and watched the sunset as a way to cope with the loss of his grandpa.

And I knew it all would be ok
The artist found comfort in nature as he and his family walked and watched the sunset, which made him feel like everything would be okay.