[Verse 1] We left on a black sea mirror Masts cut clean through the dark Your hand in mine on the rail Salt on your sleeve and spark The water kept all its secrets Deep as a closed-up drum Still you said, look there, my love Our shore is waiting, come [Pre-Chorus] Far off, the line grew golden A ribbon on the blue-black skin I saw the foam turn brighter I saw our new day begin [Chorus] Shell bound, shell bound We’re shell bound now To the beach we dreamed Where the white sand glows Shell bound, shell bound Let the tide carry us To the beach shell bound Where the little shells shine [Verse 2] We came through a band of gull cries Past nets and waking spray The wind ran soft through the rigging Like it knew our names that day Then there it was, all sunlight Curved like a smile in the bay Shells in the wet hand of morning Scattered where children play [Pre-Chorus] Far off, the line grew golden A ribbon on the blue-black skin I held my breath and heard you Say, this is where we begin [Chorus] Shell bound, shell bound We’re shell bound now To the beach we dreamed Where the white sand glows Shell bound, shell bound Let the tide carry us To the beach shell bound Where the little shells shine [Bridge] No map could hold that feeling No storm could turn us back After the black sea midnight We found the pearled-out track [Final Chorus] Shell bound, shell bound We’re shell bound now To the beach we dreamed Where the white sand glows Shell bound, shell bound Let the tide carry us To the beach shell bound Where the little shells shine Shell bound, shell bound Home in the salt and sun We are shell bound And the sea lets go
