[Verse 1] The sea wolves came raiding On the darkest deep night With the wind from the north And no moon to shine bright Their dragon prows loomed Through the wild ocean spray Like dragons they roared When they took you away [Pre-Chorus] I stood on the shore With my hands full of salt I called to the black waves But the dark gave no fault [Chorus] We pray for a tempest To lash the cold waves So even the wolves fear To take to the sea Though the wild nights may keep us All safe in our beds They’ll not bring you back To me, my love They’ll not bring you back to me [Verse 2] I watched for your fire On the bend of the bay But the tide took your name And it drifted away The gulls carved the dawn With their cries over stone And the ropes on the pier Lay as pale as a bone [Pre-Chorus] I knelt by the surf Till my knees were worn raw Begging the black water To break some old law [Chorus] We pray for a tempest To lash the cold waves So even the wolves fear To take to the sea Though the wild nights may keep us All safe in our beds They’ll not bring you back To me, my love They’ll not bring you back to me [Bridge] If the sea claims your boots And the storm claims your voice I’ll still keep your name Like a knife in my choice Let the ravens circle Let the winter lock in I will carry your face Past the salt and the sin [Final Chorus] We pray for a tempest To lash the cold waves So even the wolves fear To take to the sea Though the wild nights may keep us All safe in our beds They’ll not bring you back To me, my love They’ll not bring you back to me We pray for a tempest To lash the cold waves So even the wolves fear To take to the sea
0/500