Salt and Stone

[Intro]
[Verse]
White cliffs in the morning light
Salt-kissed gales take flight
Frayed linen at the pane
I’ve come home through the rain
The latch is cold and old
A story left untold
I trace the dust on the floor
By the heavy oak door
[Pre-Chorus]
Shell wind chimes begin to sing
Memories that the seasons bring
Dust motes dance in the hall
I hear my father’s call
[Chorus]
Oh the tide still laps the stone
I am never truly alone
Gilded dusk over the sea
Bringing the girl back to me
Luminous and wide
With the turning of the tide
[Post-Chorus]
Echoes in the spray
Wash the years away
In the quiet light
Everything is right
[Verse]
Faded letters in a drawer
Footprints on the sandy floor
Distant foghorn hums low
Where the wild roses grow
I trace the ink and line
A life that once was mine
Sun-bleached and worn thin
Let the new day begin
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows stretch across the wall
I am standing tall
Every shell is a prayer
In the cool coastal air
[Chorus]
Oh the tide still laps the stone
I am never truly alone
Gilded dusk over the sea
Bringing the girl back to me
Luminous and wide
With the turning of the tide
[Bridge]
The light would sweep the dark
Leaving a holy spark
Decades have drifted by
Under this coastal sky
But the steps remain the same
Carving out my name
[Chorus]
Oh the tide still laps the stone
I am never truly alone
Gilded dusk over the sea
Bringing the girl back to me
Luminous and wide
With the turning of the tide
[Post-Chorus]
Echoes in the spray
Wash the years away
In the quiet light
Everything is right
[Outro]