Assembly of Dust - Second Song lyrics

The second song came softly He heard it seeping through the vent The notes were long and languished They described their circumstance The rent was halfway spent The day was peeling hot She asked, "Can we leave this place?" He answered, "Probably not." (Chorus) They had less than they guessed but more than they knew That second song was the best they could do And all of the while there were two: one eyed green and one eyed blue They came from somewhere simple A place too plain to be described She found her own dimensions Ran like the color of her eyes She looked with one eye green And one eye cobalt blue He looked right back at them And shivered through and through (Chorus) He heard his name ring hollow as it sputtered from her mouth He heard the door frame shudder as she shuttled from the house She left one green eyed child and one with cobalt blue He held them close at hand and wondered what he would do (Chorus)