[Verse 1] I breathe in the salty air Childhood memories hit Stormy beaches Sand-streaked wind A seagull shrieks And brings me back [Pre-Chorus] Bare feet along the water edge Gray sky over my head I can taste the old days In the salt on my tongue [Chorus] Salty air, salty air Pull me under, pull me there Salty air, salty air Take me back, take me back there [Verse 2] Eelgrass tangled in my feet Cold foam at my knees My mother on the shoreline Calling out my name I ran till my lungs burned I ran till I forgot [Pre-Chorus] Now the same wind finds me Same salty taste from my dreams That shrill white cry above me Unlocks the buried scene [Chorus] Salty air, salty air Pull me under, pull me there Salty air, salty air Take me back, take me back there [Bridge] And I stand still I'm a kid in the spray Every hard year Washes away for a day One sharp cry One broken wave And the whole old shore Comes rushing in again [Chorus] Salty air, salty air Pull me under, pull me there Salty air, salty air Take me back, take me back there
