The Sea Remembers

[Verse 1] She keeps the tide inside a jar And knots the moon to an iron bar A salt-white crown, a steady stare One warning and the kings take care [Chorus] Mind your step when the deep speaks low Respect the sea where the dark winds blow She turns the current, she calls the foam Treat the old Mother well, go home [Verse 2] The bronze-scaled serpent coils below Where sunken bells ring soft and slow A careless hand, a careless boast And every shore becomes a ghost [Bridge] Tiamat, keeper of the brine Apsu sleeping under time Dragon mother, ancient sea Leave one path for you and me [Chorus] Mind your step when the deep speaks low Respect the sea where the dark winds blow She turns the current, she calls the foam Treat the old Mother well, go home [Outro] The waves retreat, the gulls fly wide The salt still waits beneath the tide Walk gently, friend, and keep your word The sea remembers every word