Linen and Lute

[Intro]
[Verse]
Damp stone walls hold the light
Fading fast into the night
Leaded glass, a silver frame
Whispering a forgotten name
Vellum leaves are turning thin
Letting all the shadows in
[Pre-Chorus]
A sprig of purple, grey and dry
Underneath a paper sky
Scent of summer, faint and old
Keeping secrets from the cold
[Chorus]
The sea is wide, the salt is deep
Promises we could not keep
Lute strings hum a low refrain
Washing out the winter rain
Oh, the tide
Where we hide
[Post-Chorus]
Quiet regrets like smoke
Words we never spoke
[Verse]
Ink is brown upon the page
Singing birds within a cage
Theorbo plucking at the air
Finding ghosts in every chair
Woodsmoke lingers on your sleeve
Words we didn't quite believe
[Chorus]
The sea is wide, the salt is deep
Promises we could not keep
Lute strings hum a low refrain
Washing out the winter rain
Oh, the tide
Where we hide
[Bridge]
The harbor bell is ringing slow
Watching all the tall ships go
Half a heart and half a sigh
Underneath the autumn sky
Regret is just a gentle thread
Woven in the things unsaid
[Verse]
Lavender falls to the floor
By the heavy wooden door
Dust is dancing in the beam
Like a fragment of a dream
Wait for me, the sailor said
While the sun was burning red
[Chorus]
The sea is wide, the salt is deep
Promises we could not keep
Lute strings hum a low refrain
Washing out the winter rain
Oh, the tide
Where we hide
[Post-Chorus]
Quiet regrets like smoke
Words we never spoke
[Outro]