Shroud of Salt

[Verse 1] The sea don’t shout. The sea don’t cry. It just keeps movin’ Like it don’t know why. It don’t bury And it don’t bless— It just wears down names ‘Til they don’t confess. [Chorus] I wore a veil / He wore a rope— I prayed to Eos / He prayed to hope. Now all I taste / Is salt and stone… And a wind that says / He ain’t comin’ home. [Verse 2] I found his comb Near the bitter reed, And the wave that brought it Didn’t bleed. I kissed the wood Like it was his hand— But the salt don’t care What I understand. [Chorus – softer] I wore a veil / He wore a rope— I prayed to dawn / He prayed to hope. Now all I taste / Is salt and stone… And the hush of a world / That leaves you alone. [Bridge – spoken over oud harmonics] They say the sea forgets. I don’t believe that. The sea remembers everything— That’s why it’s always cryin’. You just don’t hear it no more. [Final Chorus – barely sung] I wore a veil / He wore a rope… I sleep on cliffs / Where I used to hope… And the waves keep whisperin’ / low and cold— “Child, he’s gone... and the sea don’t hold.”