[Verse 1] On the seven seas I roam Where the white waves learn to sing Past the foam and moonlit foam To the island where things ring Echo island, veil of blue Holds the names that sages knew In the shell and in the stone Softly turning, all my own [Chorus] Echo Isle, Echo Isle Hold my heart a little while Wave by wave, dream by dream You and I inside the stream Echo Isle, Echo Isle Make the weary world feel mild [Verse 2] There the old wise names arise Like bright lanterns in the mist Plato, Rumi, Laozi On the saltwind, wrist to wrist And the human soul grows tall In the hush between the tides Every laugh and every fall Finds a shore where it abides [Pre-Chorus] I see the world in one clear spin Golden and vast, and pulled within Every thought in perfect flight Turning slowly into light [Chorus] Echo Isle, Echo Isle Hold my heart a little while Wave by wave, dream by dream You and I inside the stream Echo Isle, Echo Isle Make the weary world feel mild [Bridge] Now the violins grow wild As the stars begin to wheel Myth-maker, romantic child I touch the living, turning keel All the names and all the skies Pour like silver through my hands And the sea inside me rises Till my whole soul understands [Chorus] Echo Isle, Echo Isle Hold my heart a little while Wave by wave, dream by dream You and I inside the stream Echo Isle, Echo Isle Make the weary world feel mild [Outro] Smoothly now the waters rest On the brow of Echo’s shore And the soul, at last made blessed Sings the world forevermore
