[Verse 1] Come closer now, the water sighs A lullaby ‘neath leaden skies Your lantern’s out, your compass lies But still you hear my cradle cries [Verse 2] Slip from the deck with heavy feet The sea is calm, the sea is sweet No pain, no breath, no need to grieve Just sink, and dream, and never leave [Chorus] Sleep, sleep, under the sea Where stars dissolve so silently The moon forgets, the tide won’t tell What secrets drift where dark things dwell Sleep, sleep, don’t try to fight The water’s deep and love bites white We hum in the hush, we sing in the deep Come to the cold where the shadows sleep [Verse 3] I wore a crown of coral bone Spoke in tongues the dead have known I sang to kings with broken chests Their swords now rust, their eyes at rest [Verse 4] A thousand ships have heard this hymn Their sails now lace the ocean's brim Each name a thread in my cold net Each vow a promise none forget [Bridge] Hands like seaweed, soft and slow Touch your skin and never go Eyes like lanterns burning blue See the shame you thought I never knew Teeth like pearls in velvet jaw Sing not with love, but hungered law One kiss is peace, the second doom The third is sleep beneath the gloom [Chorus 2] Sleep, sleep, under the sea Where hearts are still and souls float free No bells will ring, no prayers will rise Just silver bones and empty skies Sleep, sleep, in salted grace Your voice is mine, your fading face We dance in the black, we drown in the blue The sea forgets, but I remember you [Outro – Whispered / Fading] The tide takes all, and leaves no name But sings you soft, and speaks no blame So hush, my dear, don’t make a sound You were mine before you drowned
