The Keeper’s Shell

[Intro]
[Verse]
The stone steps are cold
Her stories were gold
Up the spiral we’d climb
Defying all time
The lantern would glow
While the wild winds blow
[Pre-Chorus]
She spoke to the spray
In a soft, ancient way
With a song in her throat
For every lost boat
[Chorus]
Oh, pull on the oar
To the safe sandy shore
Leave the ghost of the deep
Where the leviathans sleep
For the light on the hill
Is a heart standing still
And she’s calling you home
Through the salt and the foam
[Post-Chorus]
Far away, far away
Where the white horses play
Far away, far away
She would lead them to stay
[Verse]
The waves turned to blue
With a neon-lit hue
She’d point to the crest
And put spirits to rest
The gulls gave a cry
To the bruised purple sky
[Pre-Chorus]
She’d whistle a tune
To the rising red moon
With a spark in her hand
For the boys far from land
[Chorus]
Oh, pull on the oar
To the safe sandy shore
Leave the ghost of the deep
Where the leviathans sleep
For the light on the hill
Is a heart standing still
And she’s calling you home
Through the salt and the foam
[Hook]
(Whistle and Fiddle Solo)
[Bridge]
I hold the white shell
With a secret to tell
It hums in the dusk
Like a memory’s husk
The wind starts to moan
Through the string and the bone
[Verse]
Now I climb the stair
With the mist in my hair
The necklace is warm
In the heart of the storm
I hear her old tune
Underneath the pale moon
[Chorus]
Oh, pull on the oar
To the safe sandy shore
Leave the ghost of the deep
Where the leviathans sleep
For the light on the hill
Is a heart standing still
And she’s calling you home
Through the salt and the foam
[Post-Chorus]
Far away, far away
Where the white horses play
Far away, far away
She would lead them to stay
[Outro]