Indigo
Katherine Priddy Lyrics

You were raised in a forest, it grew straight and tall
You grew up in a forest filled with towering trees.

As you weave through the trunks, you felt desperately small
You felt insignificant and small as you moved through the forest.

The taller you grew, the taller the trees
As you grew taller, the trees around you seemed to grow taller too.

And you'd run home all muddy and graze both your knees
You used to play and run around in the forest, often falling and hurting yourself.

And there in the middle stood a tall slender beech
There was a particularly tall and slender beech tree in the middle of the forest.

If you raised both your arms, you found you could reach
You were able to reach the base of her branches by stretching your arms.

The base of her branches, and upwards you swung
You used to swing up to the base of her branches.

The forest she whispered, as all her leaves sang
The forest used to whisper to you, while its leaves rustled in the breeze.

In those indigo eyes, there's a child that hides
There is a childlike innocence hidden deep within your indigo eyes.

And the stars they call out to their runaway bride
The stars seem to be calling out to you, their runaway bride.

Oh come home now darling, the journey is done
It's time for you to come back home, now that your journey is complete.

Your troubles are old for a body so young
You have dealt with many troubles despite being so young.

You are the first and the last, to climb up the tree
You have been the first and last one to climb up the beech tree in the forest.

You slept in her branches, you whispered that she'd
You used to sleep in the branches of the beech tree and whisper to her.

Been there from the first, she'd be there 'til the end
You believed that the beech tree had been there since the beginning of time and would continue to exist for eternity.

And you'd weave her your stories of myths and pretend
You used to tell the beech tree your made-up stories and myths.

And there in the night came a mighty great storm
There was a strong and fierce storm that occurred one night.

And her arms were outstretched as her body was torn
The branches of the beech tree stretched out as her body was torn and damaged during the storm.

You cried when you found her and after you fled
You were deeply upset when you saw the beech tree's damaged state and ran away crying.

But nothing could silence the voice in your head
You couldn't ignore the voice in your head that reminded you of the beech tree.

A breath cloud on a window, a shadow on the lawn
Small things like a breath cloud on a window or a passing shadow on the lawn still remind you of the beech tree.

Or a leaf on the breeze and a star in the dawn
Even simple things like a leaf blowing in the breeze or a star shining in the morning sky remind you of the beech tree.

Well, the Earth will forget you, to the stars you are known
While the Earth may forget you, you will be remembered and cherished by the stars.

And when this life's over they'll herald you home
When your time on Earth is done, the stars will welcome you back home.