The Selkie Stone

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust upon the floor
Behind the heavy door
I find the cedar chest
Where quiet secrets rest
Iron hinges creak
While the timbers speak
The mist is rolling in
Cold against my skin
[Pre-Chorus]
Salt-crusted wool is cold
Stories left untold
Lantern glow is dim
Thinking back to him
[Chorus]
Oh, let the whistle cry
Under a charcoal sky
The tide laps at the stone
In a minor tone
I hold the selkie stone
And I am not alone
[Post-Chorus]
The dulcimer rings clear
Killing every fear
Tracing every line
Until the stars align
[Break]
[Verse]
A letter tucked away
From a long-forgotten day
Nineteen-Fifty-Seven
Storms fell down from heaven
The fisherman was lost
At a bitter cost
His boat went down below
In the undertow
[Pre-Chorus]
Sea fret on the glass
Watching shadows pass
Waiting for a sign
In the brine and wine
[Chorus]
Oh, let the whistle cry
Under a charcoal sky
The tide laps at the stone
In a minor tone
I hold the selkie stone
And I am not alone
[Bridge]
The bodhrán beats like a heart
When worlds are torn apart
The fiddle plays a reel
For everything we feel
Half-carved and smooth to touch
She loved him far too much
[Breakdown]
[Verse]
I finish what she started
For the heavy-hearted
I carve the final fin
Where the light comes in
The lighthouse keeps its watch
By the door’s old latch
[Chorus]
Oh, let the whistle cry
Under a charcoal sky
The tide laps at the stone
In a minor tone
I hold the selkie stone
And I am not alone
[Post-Chorus]
We are not alone
In the salt and bone
We are not alone
By the selkie stone
[Outro]