[Verse 1] If I could write just one small song To tell you how long I’ve been waiting I wanted you before your first heartbeat Before I ever knew your name You were a thought in a quiet room A wish I kept under my tongue You My whole wide spinning world Held in a breath In a single word [Chorus] I wanted you before you were here My dear You My whole world Always pulling me near And that will never change Never fade Never leave My little siren Singing soft to me My little siren In our mermaid dreams [Verse 2] Tiny tide in a seashell frame I trace your face in the foam Every kick like a knocking on The locked blue door of home Salt on my lips when I speak your hope Stars tangled up in your hair Every tomorrow I ever saved Was waiting for you there [Chorus] I wanted you before you were here My dear You My whole world Always pulling me near And that will never change Never fade Never leave My little siren Singing soft to me My little siren In our mermaid dreams [Bridge] If the waves get high If the sky turns dark I’ll be the harbor wrapped ‘round your heart You were the song that I could not hear Till you arrived Saying “I’m here I’m here” (oh) [Chorus] I wanted you before you were here My dear You My whole world Always pulling me near And that will never change Never fade Never leave My little siren Singing soft to me My little siren In our mermaid dreams
