Kokua Festival 2007. Festival organizzato per supportare l'associazione fondata dai coniugi Johnson che si occupa dell'educazione alle Hawaii. Durante l'encore dello show di Jack Johnson, sale sul palco Ed Vedder per una versione 'alticcia e sgangherata' di 'Soon forget'. Poco dopo, una magnifica perla: un 'vecchio' pezzo di Jack Johnson suonato dallo stesso Jack insieme a Ernie Cruz Jr. e al leader dei Pearl Jam. Una magnifica versione di questo pezzo cosi' intimo, dolce, 'solare' e... in mancanza di altre parole, di questo pezzo cosi' magnifico... ecco a voi 'Constellations'.

The light was leaving
in the west it was blue
The children's laughter sang
and skipping just like the stones they threw
the voices echoed across the waves
its getting late

It was just another night
with the sun set
and the moon rise not so far behind
to give us just enough light
to lay down underneath the stars
listen to papas translations
of the stories across the sky
we drew our own constellations

The west winds often last too long
the wind may calm down
nothing ever feels the same
Sheltered under the Kamani tree
waiting for the passing rain
clouds keep moving to uncover the scene
stars above us are chasing the day away
to find the stories that we sometimes need
Listen close enough
all else fades
fades away

It was just another night
with the sun set
and the moon rise not so far behind
to give us just enough light
to lay down underneath the stars
listen to all the translations
of the stories across the sky
we drew our own constellations

words and music @ jack johnson