Mending the Ghost

[Intro]
[Verse]
Gray mist on the pier
At the end of the year
Salt crust on the wood
I stood where he stood
The gulls scream on high
In a lead-colored sky
I’ve come for the ghost
That I needed the most
[Verse]
I scraped at the rust
Through the silence and dust
My hands started to bleed
For the ghost that I need
The hull gave a groan
I felt so alone
The hammer fell slow
With nowhere to go
[Pre-Chorus]
Then a shadow drew near
To quiet my fear
Old Silas brought wine
And a spool of new line
Young Thomas brought nails
And a set of white sails
[Chorus]
So pull the line tight
In the fading of light
The tide’s coming in
Where the stories begin
We’re mending the bone
Of the life that he’d known
One heart in the gale
Watch the old ship sail
[Post-Chorus]
Heave away now
With the salt on your brow
Heave away now
[Verse]
More boots on the deck
Saving the wreck
We patched every leak
Till the timber was sleek
The engine gave a spark
In the cold and the dark
A roar like a beast
For the Great Northern feast
[Bridge]
Ten voices rise up
From a shared silver cup
The village is here
To wash away every tear
We carry the name
And we fan the old flame
My father is smiling
While the clouds are all piling
[Chorus]
So pull the line tight
In the fading of light
The tide’s coming in
Where the stories begin
We’re mending the bone
Of the life that he’d known
One heart in the gale
Watch the old ship sail
[Hook]
It’s iron and salt
It’s nobody’s fault
Just iron and salt
[Chorus]
So pull the line tight
In the fading of light
The tide’s coming in
Where the stories begin
We’re mending the bone
Of the life that he’d known
One heart in the gale
Watch the old ship sail
[Outro]