Salt and Silk

[Intro]
[Verse]
Back to the coast of white
In the fading golden light
The salt is on my breath
A love that defies death
The waves against the pier
Bring every memory near
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the ney's soft moan
Calling me back home
The kanun starts to play
The words I couldn't say
[Chorus]
Under the fig tree in the storm
You kept my spirit warm
My fisherman from the deep
With secrets you still keep
The silver nets you cast
Holding onto the past
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, aah, maqam of my heart)
(Ooh, aah, we’ll never be apart)
[Verse]
Cracked lanterns on the wall
I watch the shadows fall
A maqam in the wind
Where did the end begin?
Your hands were rough and kind
The only peace I find
[Pre-Chorus]
The duduk starts to sigh
Beneath a violet sky
The riq begins to pulse
My heart cannot repulse
[Chorus]
Under the fig tree in the storm
You kept my spirit warm
My fisherman from the deep
With secrets you still keep
The silver nets you cast
Holding onto the past
[Bridge]
The bouzouki rings so clear
Wiping away a tear
The string synths swell so high
Like a prayer to the sky
Were you just a dream?
Or the life within the stream?
[Verse]
I walk the harbor line
Searching for a sign
The scent of jasmine flowers
Through the lonely hours
You’re gone into the blue
But I’m still here for you
[Chorus]
Under the fig tree in the storm
You kept my spirit warm
My fisherman from the deep
With secrets you still keep
The silver nets you cast
Holding onto the past
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, aah, maqam of my heart)
(Ooh, aah, we’ll never be apart)
(Ooh, aah, salt and silk)
(Ooh, aah, honey and milk)
[Outro]