The Spool and the Salt

[Intro]
[Verse]
Gray dawn wakes the sleeping shore
Quiet creak of the heavy door
Father sleeps above the light
Resting from the watch of night
I step out to meet the mist
By the cold Atlantic kissed
[Pre-Chorus]
Sea pink pressed inside my vest
Heart is beating in my chest
Tracing paths of ancient stone
Walking where the gulls have flown
[Chorus]
Oh, let the low whistle blow
Where the deep green waters flow
I bring a gift to the tide
Where the silver secrets hide
Bound by a promise we keep
Waking the spirit of the deep
[Verse]
Oatcake wrapped in linen twine
Cross the jagged border line
Spool of wool, a dusty blue
Left upon the rock for you
Do you remember the child?
When the winter sea ran wild?
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows dance on kelp and shell
Listen to the ocean swell
Harp strings hum within the breeze
Echoing through salt-stained trees
[Chorus]
Oh, let the low whistle blow
Where the deep green waters flow
I bring a gift to the tide
Where the silver secrets hide
Bound by a promise we keep
Waking the spirit of the deep
[Bridge]
Not quite human, not quite foam
Finding a way back home
Bowed psaltery sings the strain
Healing every ancient pain
Skin of silk and eyes of black
Wait for the tide to bring you back
[Hook]
Dil-la-lo, the water’s edge
Dil-la-lo, the rocky ledge
Ochón, the rising sun
Ochón, the day begun
[Chorus]
Oh, let the low whistle blow
Where the deep green waters flow
I bring a gift to the tide
Where the silver secrets hide
Bound by a promise we keep
Waking the spirit of the deep
[Post-Chorus]
Thin gold light begins to break
For a fragile hope’s sake
Bodhrán beats like a heart
Never truly far apart
Silver skin in the spray
Watching as you swim away
[Outro]