Constellation
Eddie Vedder & Jack Johnson Lyrics

The light was leaving and the west it was blue
The sky was darkening and the western horizon was turning blue.

The children's laughter saying they're skipping just like the stones they threw
The joyous laughter of the children as they played, drawing comparisons between themselves and the stones they threw.

The voices echoed across the ways it's getting late
The sound of the voices travelling far, as the evening was drawing to a close.

It was just another night with the sunset and
This was an ordinary night, with the sun setting in the distance.

The moonrise not so far behind
The moon was rising soon after the sun set.

To give us just enough light
The moon and stars provided enough light to see by.

To lay down underneath the stars listening to
We lay down on the ground under the stars, listening intently to...

Papa's translations of the stories across the sky, we drew our own constellations
The stories about the stars that our father told us, which inspired us to create our own constellations.

The west winds often last too long
The winds blowing from the west can last for extended periods of time.

But when they come down nothing ever feels the same
The change in atmosphere when the west winds stop blowing is palpable.

Sheltered under the Kamani tree waiting for the passing rain
Taking refuge under a Kamani tree, while waiting for a brief rainfall to pass.

Clouds keep moving to uncover the sea
The clouds moved rapidly to reveal the view of the sparkling sea.

Stars above us chasing the day away
Gazing upwards at the stars, watching them move across the sky and slowly fade away with the passing of the daylight.

To find the stories that we sometimes need
The stars and the stories they inspire serve as an important source of inspiration and comfort.

Listen close enough all else fades
By listening intently, the distractions of the world fade away and only the stories of the stars remain.

It was just another night with the sunset and
Once again, it was just an ordinary night, with the sun setting in the distance.

All the translations of the stories across the sky to do our own constellations
We took inspiration from all of the stories about the stars, creating our own unique constellations in the sky.