Laurence Overmire - Aurora Borealis lyrics

I looked up At a black-diamond sky Crested with stars And the moon burned gold in the Alaskan night. And there in the west like a thief in the dark Crept a shadowy wisp of smoky gray Barely discernible Hovering Waiting Like a falcon for its prey… Then swift as a serpent it slithered through the air In a blaze of green-blue light And it lingered there Glowing A strange, ethereal haze… A flash from the east, I turned my head A flash from the north, I turned again And the heavens were splashed in shimmering light Pastel blue ribbons brushed with crimson In giant arcs did span the clouds The bold, defiant strokes of an artist's hand Emblazoned on the canvas of the midnight sky. I looked again And the air exploded in billowing waves of sulfurous fire Swirling mist Diaphanous dust Cascading color What vaporous nymphs and spritely fauns Danced there on the j**eled black Pouring libations from invisible vials Their cacophony of light midst the silent stars? Then the wind blew softly ‘cross the arctic ice And the goddess of night reclaimed her throne Her ebony cloak enwrapped the skies And cast its shadow on the sleeping Earth Once more. And I looked within What awe and wonder Had I heard with my eyes And seen with my heart For everything was nothing And nothing was everything But something wasn't anything As it was Before.