Salt and Static

[Intro]
[Verse]
The glass is cold and thin
I let the salt air in
The wick is burning low
I’ve got nowhere to go
I watch the black waves roll
They’re tugging at my soul
[Verse]
The clock is ticking slow
I see a distant glow
Is that your engine hum?
Or just the ocean drum?
I’m tracing out your name
Inside the lantern flame
[Pre-Chorus]
The tide is coming fast
I'm tethered to the past
I hear you in the spray
Don't let it drift away
[Chorus]
Is that you out there?
Cutting through the air?
The light is turning gold
To break the bitter cold
Come back to the shore
I can’t take anymore
My sailor in the white
Guide me through the night
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the light is blinding
Oh, the ghosts are finding
Me here on the edge
On this jagged ledge
[Verse]
That freighter’s just a blur
I’m sure that’s who you were
A signal in the dark
A dying, lonely spark
I’ve lost the sense of time
In this tower of lime
[Chorus]
Is that you out there?
Cutting through the air?
The light is turning gold
To break the bitter cold
Come back to the shore
I can’t take anymore
My sailor in the white
Guide me through the night
[Bridge]
The logbook says the ship went down in ninety-four
But the mercury in the lamp tastes like the shore
I saw three lights blinking in the heavy haze
One for the bow and one for the better days
It is not a tanker passing through the swell
It is your voice ringing like a silver bell
[Build-up]
Turn the wheel around
Listen to the sound
The glass begins to crack
There is no turning back
The ghost is in the sail
Scream into the gale
[Chorus]
Is that you out there?
Cutting through the air?
The light is turning gold
To break the bitter cold
Come back to the shore
I can’t take anymore
My sailor in the white
Guide me through the night
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the light is blinding
Oh, the ghosts are finding
Me here on the edge
On this jagged ledge
[Breakdown]
Static in the wire
Heart is on the fire
Water in the lungs
Songs on silver tongues
[Outro]