The lyrics might be helpful, in the discussion

BRIGHT BLUE ROSE
Babes in the Woods - Jimmy MacCarthy
(Mary Black)

I skimmed across black water, without once submerging
Onto the banks of an urban morning
That hungers the first light, much much more than the mountains ever do.
And she like a ghost beside me, goes down with the ease of a dolphin
And emerges unlearned, unshamed, unharmed
For she is perfect creature, natural in every feature
And I am the greek [geek] with the alchemists' stone.

#Chorus#

For all of you who must discover,
For all who seek to understand,
For having left the path of others
You'll find a very special hand.

And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time
And it is the only way
Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes
To ponder his death and his life eternally

#Chorus#

And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time
And it is the only way
Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes
To ponder his death and his life eternally

One bright blue rose outlives all those
two thousand years, and still it goes
to ponder his death and his life eternally

Jimmy MacCarthy performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biQpUcCzGUw

Mary Black recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xuS_U1MyU