Beautiful Sapphire

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

In the hollow of the mountain where the morning spills

A jewel of the deep has found her resting place

The miners carved the stone from an ancient hill

Brought her up to meet the light upon my face

She caught the sun and scattered it in silver threads

Blue as winter waters frozen in the dawn

I held her in my trembling open hands

And knew that I was changed before the dusk was gone

Pre-Chorus

So heavy is her fire

So quiet is her claim

She whispers through my fingers

And calls me by my name

Chorus

Beautiful sapphire

You burn without a flame

Beautiful sapphire

I'll never be the same

Oh beautiful sapphire

You hold the tide in blue

I give you all I am

I give my all to you

Verse 2

The courtiers parade their gold and crimson lace

But none can match the depth that you possess

A kingdom offered up could not replace

The stillness of your cold and royal dress

They sent me forth across the roaring sea

To find a treasure worthy of a crown

But all their crowns are hollow next to thee

My sapphire girl who never will come down

Pre-Chorus

So heavy is her fire

So quiet is her claim

She whispers through my fingers

And calls me by my name

Chorus

Beautiful sapphire

You burn without a flame

Beautiful sapphire

I'll never be the same

Oh beautiful sapphire

You hold the tide in blue

I give you all I am

I give my all to you

Bridge

The stone shall outlive empires

The stone shall outlive kings

The stone shall hold the ocean deep

The stone shall hold everything

And I a passing shadow

A breath upon the air

Will kneel before her frozen glow

And leave my sorrow there

Chorus

Beautiful sapphire

You burn without a flame

Beautiful sapphire

I'll never be the same

Oh beautiful sapphire

You hold the tide in blue

I give you all I am

I give my all to you

Chorus

Beautiful sapphire

You burn without a flame

Beautiful sapphire

I'll never be the same

Oh beautiful sapphire

You hold the tide in blue

I give you all I am

I give my all to you