[Verse 1] Deep in the water She lilted an Irish tune Dress like a ghost of summer Hair like a salt-soaked plume Boat lights far on the harbor Moon hung low and thin She sang names I’d never heard Like they were all her kin [Chorus] Deep in the water She lilted an Irish tune Words I never learned Somehow they filled the room I was standing on the shoreline Tied up by the moon While deep in the water She lilted an Irish tune [Verse 2] Hands just tracing circles Skimming the silver skin Laughing at every ripple Like it replied to her I asked what song she borrowed She said “It borrowed me” Then dipped beneath the current Still humming in the sea [Chorus] [Instrumental] [Bridge] Was it prayer or promise Blessing or a bruise Every note cut through me Left me washed and new [Chorus]
