WHERE THE DEEP REMEMBERS [Intro — whispered, cavernous echo] Ποσειδῶν, ἄναξ πελάγους Ἐν τῷ βυθῷ μένω [Verse 1] Beneath the pillars where the old gold sleeps Aegae is breathing under broken stone Foam turns softly through the hollow blue No crown remains, no throne to call me home I learned the language of the passing ships The warning light, the rope, the human hand I keep the names of those who lose the shore And guide their shadows gently back to land [Pre-Chorus] If the tide remembers what I was Let it whisper, let it fade I have worn a mortal name In the quiet vows I made [Chorus] I am the hush beneath the water The dark that keeps the lanterns lit When every compass turns to silence I will be there, I will not drift No storm above, no voice of thunder Only foam against the stone If you ask me where I belong I am the sea that leads you home [Ancient Greek — low spoken echo] Ἐγώ εἰμι φύλαξ τῶν πλεόντων Μὴ φοβοῦ· ἡ θάλασσα σε ἄξει [Verse 2] Under my skin, the ancient veins awake Dark gold winding where the salt has stayed A trident rests beside the silent pulse Three paths of water no hand can unmake I left the halls beneath the world Yet every depth still knows my voice I keep the lost from sinking down I leave the living one last choice [Pre-Chorus] If the deep still calls my name I will answer quietly There are shores I cannot claim There are lives I choose to keep [Chorus] I am the hush beneath the water The dark that keeps the lanterns lit When every compass turns to silence I will be there, I will not drift No storm above, no voice of thunder Only foam against the stone If you ask me where I belong I am the sea that leads you home [Bridge — almost whispered] If you ask me if I want you near I will not hide behind the rain Let there be no oath between us No debt, no reason, no chain If you ask me if I wish you’d stay I will speak before the tide For once, beneath this mortal name Let the sea have nothing to decide [Ancient Greek — layered cavern echo] Ἄκουε τῆς θαλάσσης Ἐκ σκότους εἰς φῶς Ἔρχου μετ’ ἐμοῦ [Final Chorus — softer, suspended] I am the hush beneath the water The breath between the waves When every light is swallowed I will remember every name No storm above, no voice of thunder Only foam against the stone If you ask me where I belong I am the sea that leads you home [Outro — fading whisper] Ποσειδῶν, ἄναξ πελάγους Ἐν τῷ βυθῷ μένω
