I found you walking by the shore Salt-wet hair and eyes so blue Like the depths of ancient seas Where legends whisper true Something wild about your ways Made me want to follow you There was magic in your smile As the tide came rolling through The old ones warned of selkie charm Their songs of sea and stone But in that moment by the waves My heart was not my own I know where your heart belongs Deep beneath the waves But I keep your freedom locked away Just to make you stay (Just to make you stay) In the morning's misty light I watch you stare across the sea Every tear you try to hide Cuts like daggers into me Seven years of loving you But your heart remains untamed And the box beneath my bed Holds the truth I'm scared to name Each night I hear the ocean call Your true name in the deep While seabirds cry their mournful song And secrets try to keep I know where your heart belongs Deep beneath the waves But I keep your freedom locked away Just to make you stay (Just to make you stay) The fishing boats are coming in Their lights dance on the bay While selkie songs drift on the wind Like memories of fey And I wonder if tonight's the night You'll finally slip away 'Cause love should set you free Not chain you to the land So I'll walk down to the water With your sealskin in my hands Maybe love means letting go Of what was never mine to hold And I'll watch you swim away Like the stories that were told The seabirds cry your ancient name The waves call you to roam I finally understand at last The ocean is your home I know where your heart belongs Deep beneath the waves So I'll give your freedom back today And let you sail away (Let you sail away) Your heart belongs to sea and foam Wild and running free In stories told by fishing folk You'll always swim with me Like mist upon the morning tide Your memory remains (Whispered echoes of your name In waves and winter rain)