Deep Blue Heart

As I have posted elsewhere, The Word in the Wind begins with two songs based on Advent texts, in this case, from the prophet Isaiah, runs through Christmas and Epiphany themes, and concludes with indications of the coming Passion. Tow instrumentals close out the album with but the slightest titular references to Lenten themes, specifically, to repentance and faith: Turn Around and Believers Leap. But the final song, just prior to these instrumentals, is Deep Blue Heart, originally penned as a bit of a love/break up song, but converted to something more theological, even covenantal, though deliciously ambiguous. Who is the poet here? And what will happen along the road to Jericho?

The vocals are not quite what I might have hoped, but again, the guitar riff is nice, especially the conclusion.

Deep Blue Heart

Something in the Wind says here we go

But my deep blue heart says I don't know

I think I would be wrong not to hear

the Word in the Wind

I think I would be wrong not to

recognize the fear

But I've never seen so many stars as

from beneath the terebinth

I've never had a hope so sure as when

you made it clear

Something in the sky says let it all go

But my deep blue heart says I don't know

So tell me how you would have me

use this earthly freedom

Show me how to love the heavenly

love that set me free

Love is not loved! Love is not loved by anyone!

But I know you require infinitely more of me.

Tonight I've got to go down the road

to Jericho

But my deep blue heart says I don't know

Decatur, GA; March 1994; Princeton, NJ;  July 21, 2001

Tuning:  Standard  (capo on 2nd fret)