[Intro: whispered] Saltwater. Stay still. One little answer. One little thrill. [Verse 1] Bare feet where the black sand shines I draw a circle through the tide A little bell, a borrowed flame I give the dark a little name Something laughs beneath the foam Wearing every note I own I laugh back and change the tune You come in a breath too soon [Chorus: distant doubled vocal] Salt on my tongue, a bell in the foam I call to the dark and it calls me home My voice in the water, a breath ahead Who taught you the words that I haven’t said? Haven’t said. Haven’t said. A breath ahead. [Verse 2] I skip a word, you leave its space I turn away, you keep my place I bite the next note clean in two Both halves come floating out of you The little flame leans toward the sea There is no wind between us I close my mouth around a name You whisper it beneath us [Bridge: processed double comes forward] Before the breath Before the sound You know the shape Before it’s found I lift my hand I let it fall I owe the water Nothing at all [Final chorus: lead recedes] Salt on my tongue, a bell in the foam I call to the dark and it calls me home My voice in the water, a breath ahead Who taught you the words that I haven’t said? [Break: instruments stop, dry spoken] Then you don’t need me. [Outro: distant wordless humming, waves]
