Keeper of Hearts
Intro
My people's ancient legends claim
A star begins to die
Each time a human heart breaks
Or lonely children cry
I was summoned from another place
To do what must be done
To keep night skies from emptying
Above the third rock from the sun
(Chorus)
I'm the keeper of hearts
A weaver of hearts
And alone by the light of the moon
I tenderly pick up the pieces
And thread them onto my loom
(v1)
Tears of a girl
Her innocence lost
A tiny new heartbeat inside her
The shock-eyed boy
Who'll abandon her now
Too frightened to stay beside her
Tears of the man
Whose life turned out wrong
Tears of the woman
Whose dreams are all gone
(Chorus)
I'm the keeper of hearts
A weaver of hearts
And alone by the light of the moon
I tenderly pick up the pieces
And thread them onto my loom
(v2)
A blanket of hearts
That's as wide as deep space
But can't stop the tears of earth dwellers
What shall we do
With you, Children of Men
Who've forgotten your origins are stellar?
What can we do
For you, oh my sweet dears
Trying to live bravely
With so many fears
Bridge
There's no end to weaving
My fingers are worn
The heart blanket's edges
Will never be sewn
And tears of the humans
Now blend with my own
But it's for the child's sake
That I ease the child's ache
As it falls with a sob into sleep
Its tiny hand clutching a corner
Of the invisible blanket
Of hearts that I keep
(Chorus)
I'm the keeper of hearts
A weaver of hearts
And alone by the light of the moon
I tenderly pick up the pieces
And thread them onto my loom
Outro
Some of you might feel me
Though my touch is light as air
As I brush my lips across your cheek
And hold the blanket there
? 2009 Donna Devine (lyrics) & Billy Playle (music/instrumentation)
