[Verse 1] We left our shoes in the sand You tied your hair with a shell The sky was bruised at the edges When the radios all fell silent You said the tide looked odd I said, "Baby, let it come" Your fingers found my collar And pulled me in once more [Pre-Chorus] Far out past the break Something opened its eye The gulls went stiff in the wind But you smiled at the sky [Chorus] Hold me till the end Hold me till the end If the world goes under Let it find us hand in hand Hold me till the end Hold me till the end We can go down laughing With our feet in the sand [Verse 2] A black shape rose on the horizon As if bad dreams came alive And the shoreline started shaking When it stirred beneath the tide Your dress was full of sand My skin was full of salt You kissed me slow and steady Like tomorrow never comes [Pre-Chorus] Then the clouds split wide Bared a maw in the sky All the stars turned pale And the whole world held its breath [Chorus] Hold me till the end Hold me till the end If the world goes under Let it find us hand in hand Hold me till the end Hold me till the end We can go down laughing With our feet in the sand [Bridge] Let them come, let them come We got this little beach We got your warm bare shoulder We got one more melody If the sea chants dread And the surf runs red I'll still be yours When the last waveβs rollinβ past [Final Chorus] Hold me till the end Hold me till the end If the world goes under Let it find us hand in hand Hold me till the end Hold me till the end We can go down laughing With our feet in the sand Oh-ah-oh-oh-ah-oh! Hold me till the end Hold me till the end One last kiss, my darling Let the tide come rolling in...
