The Salt-Stained Seal

[Intro]
[Verse]
The sun begins to dip
Below the silvered ship
I find the heavy lid
Where secrets have been hid
The iron lock is cold
A story to be told
[Pre-Chorus]
The gulls are circling high
Beneath a painted sky
I touch the yellowed page
A ghost from another age
[Chorus]
Oh, let the music rise
To meet the amber skies
The words that never flew
Are reaching out to you
Across the foam and tide
Where lonely spirits hide
A love that stayed at sea
Now finds its way to me
[Post-Chorus]
Beyond the golden light
Before the coming night
I hear the water’s call
As evening shadows fall
[Verse]
The ink is faded blue
A heart that’s tried and true
The fog horn starts to hum
Like a distant hollow drum
My father’s lantern glow
Is all I used to know
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the rushing air
And salt within my hair
This chest of cedar wood
Has stood where no one should
[Chorus]
Oh, let the music rise
To meet the amber skies
The words that never flew
Are reaching out to you
Across the foam and tide
Where lonely spirits hide
A love that stayed at sea
Now finds its way to me
[Bridge]
Unsent and left behind
The ties that truly bind
The ocean kept them deep
While all the sailors sleep
In every cursive line
Your soul begins to shine
[Verse]
The chest is made of pine
Encased in salt and brine
The lighthouse starts to turn
As ancient fires burn
I hold them to my chest
And put the past to rest
[Chorus]
Oh, let the music rise
To meet the amber skies
The words that never flew
Are reaching out to you
Across the foam and tide
Where lonely spirits hide
A love that stayed at sea
Now finds its way to me
[Post-Chorus]
Beyond the golden light
Before the coming night
I hear the water’s call
As evening shadows fall
[Outro]