The Silver Skin

[Intro]
[Verse]
Cedar scent and dust
Iron hinges turn to rust
I lift the heavy lid
Where all her secrets hid
White lace and yellowed bone
She lived here all alone
[Verse]
Lavender in every fold
Stories that were never told
A map of coastal lines
Between the bramble vines
She kept the salt away
To start a brand new day
[Chorus]
Oh the berries grow so wild
For the ocean’s heavy child
She left the foam behind
To see what she could find
In the dirt and in the clay
She found a place to stay
Rooted like an old oak tree
Far from the calling sea
[Post-Chorus]
Far from the deep
Promises to keep
Far from the tide
Nowhere left to hide
[Verse]
I find a scrap of silk
White as winter milk
They say she shed her skin
To let the summer in
He waited by the pier
But she stayed right here
Sorting through the dark fruit
Finding where to take root
Stained fingers, purple hues
Nothing left to lose
She chose the garden path
Escaped the water's wrath
[Hook]
One small life
One sharp knife
To cut the tether free
From the ancient sea
[Bridge]
He sailed beyond the reef
While she managed her grief
With a kettle on the stove
In her quiet little cove
Mythic blood in her veins
In the soft coastal rains
She traded silver scales
For these old family tales
[Chorus]
Oh the berries grow so wild
For the ocean’s heavy child
She left the foam behind
To see what she could find
In the dirt and in the clay
She found a place to stay
Rooted like an old oak tree
Far from the calling sea
[Outro]