Elizabeth Selkie ( Cobblestone Cut )

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe © 2026 Mark Damon Bitkower. Lyrics & written content are original and owned by the author. All rights reserved. No reproduction, redistribution, or use without prior written permission. 🐰🌙𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖐𝕽𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖎𝖙 𝕾𝖑𝖎𝖒𝖘🌙🐰 [Verse 1] Three a.m. and the world goes thin Static hum where the truth slips in Hotel lights on a tired coast She clocks out quiet, becomes a ghost Long nails catching the moonlight pale Bat tattoos, inked like a fairy tale Hawaiian shirt folded on the chair Boots by the door, magic in her hair [Pre-Chorus] She laughs like waves on basalt stone Knows things I never learned alone Says, “Careful what you try to keep— Some loves aren’t meant to sleep.” [Chorus] Elizabeth, the selkie knows How to love and how to go Seal-skin secrets, salt and vow If you take it, choose it now Marry the tide, raise the children deep She’ll be with you when you wake or sleep But steal her skin, don’t honor the sea— She’ll haunt your blood eternally [Verse 2] She reads Harry Potter for her mom Margins bent, old spells still warm Learned how love can cross a veil How every magic leaves a trail Raves at night, bass like drums of war Ancient gods on a modern floor Glow sticks spin like standing stones Druids lost in subwoofers and bones [Pre-Chorus] She says, “I was seal before I was girl, Before this iron, before this world.” Her eyes hold storms I’ve seen before— The kind that change you at the core [Chorus] Elizabeth, the selkie sings Of borrowed time and mortal rings Wisdom wrapped in laughter soft A knife-edge truth most people scoff Take her hand, but hear this plea: Love is freedom, not captivity Break that law and history shows— The sea collects what it’s owed [Bridge] INFJ hours, the witching kind Low filters, open mind I hear her stories like old bones talking Celtic fires still walking I tell her, “Write these myths with me— Turn salt and sorrow into melody.” She smiles slow, like she already knew That this was why the night found you [Verse 3] Back to work when the sun comes up Name tag straight, coffee cup No one sees the tide still clinging To her ankles, softly singing Boots leave sand on a linoleum floor No idea who just passed their door A selkie hiding in plain sight Keeping oceans locked inside [Final Chorus] Elizabeth, remember this: The sea forgives, but never forgets If you love her, let her choose That’s the oldest law we lose Children of land, children of foam She’ll love you fierce, but she’s never owned Three a.m., the truth runs free— That’s when she tells her myths to me [Outro] So if you hear waves where none should be Or feel homesick without a sea That’s Elizabeth, passing through Leaving a song… and a warning too