Salt and Ink

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dusty shelves by the sea
Yellowed pages of poetry
Shadows dance on the floor
I push the heavy door
Summer air starts to flow
Like a song from long ago
[Pre-Chorus]
The light hits the oak
Like the words you spoke
Soft and slow in the heat
On this quiet cobblestone street
[Chorus]
Salt and ink on my skin
Where the memories begin
A cortado left half cold
Stories that we never told
Lisbon tide, golden blue
I am drifting back to you
[Verse]
You were just passing through
With a suitcase and a view
Brushed snare on the quay
Watching ships sail away
Fretless notes in the air
Sunlight tangled in your hair
[Chorus]
Salt and ink on my skin
Where the memories begin
A cortado left half cold
Stories that we never told
Lisbon tide, golden blue
I am drifting back to you
[Hook]
Softly, softly we go
Where the warm breezes blow
Softly, softly we stay
In the light of the day
[Bridge]
Empty chairs, quiet grace
I can almost see your face
In the steam, in the haze
Of those honey-colored days
Time is a velvet string
To which I choose to cling
[Verse]
I find the book you read
All the things you never said
Pencil marks on the side
Where the secret feelings hide
I close my eyes and smile
Stay here for a little while
[Chorus]
Salt and ink on my skin
Where the memories begin
A cortado left half cold
Stories that we never told
Lisbon tide, golden blue
I am drifting back to you
[Outro]