Cold Water Beckons

Lyrics

[Intro]


(Acoustic guitar arpeggio, soft ambient synth swell)


[Verse 1]
I watched the fog roll from the northern shore
Into the hollow of your quiet hand
And though I tried to find the words once more
They fell like water into shifting sand
You went
In search of something else

[Verse 2]
We built a harbor on the coldest stone
And kept the signal fire burning bright
But when the winter left us both alone
We only had the coldness of the night
You went
In search of someone else

[Chorus]
And I hear
The current pulling in
Your tears
Are making me to swim
And I hear
The harbor calling out
And I hear
The harbor calling out
My dear
We're turning back around

[Verse 3]
I caught the wind and held it in my chest
And felt the weight of every passing day
I tried my best to give you all the rest
But watched the tide just wash it all away
You went
In search of somewhere else

[Verse 4]
We touched the water, felt the bitter chill
Our heavy eyes were looking out to sea
And though the surface of the wave was still
I knew you were no longer here with me
You went
In search of someone else

[Chorus]
And I hear
The current pulling in
Your tears
Are making me to swim
And I hear
The harbor calling out
My dear
We're turning back around

[Bridge]


(Instrumentation builds dramatically, guitars swell, heavy drums enter)
How hard to stay afloat
How hard to stay afloat
How hard to stay afloat
How hard to stay afloat

[Outro]


(Drums fade out, returning to soft acoustic fingerpicking and ambient pads)
How hard to stay afloat
How hard...

(Fades into ambient silence)