[Verse 1] I was counting rust on the rail Suitcase air in my lungs Your shadow long on the water You didn’t turn when the siren rung Salt on my lips But I stayed Both hands buried in my coat You only waved at the horizon Like I was already a ghost [Chorus] I watched your ship leave the harbor Seagulls flew in your place Chasing you over the gray-blue border Where I can’t follow your wake You come back Then you vanish Like the tide on this broken shore Every time you turn You turn away And I am left with a little less than before [Verse 2] White birds stitching your name Across that low winter sky They circled hard on the wind Carrying everything I couldn’t cry (oh) You never saw how they lingered Over the spot where we used to stand They took my words in their feathers Dropped them out of your hand [Instrumental interlude] [Bridge] You were waves in a glass Spilling over Pulling back Every promise Every past Written Then ripped from the sand If you return with the morning Will you still drift from my eyes Or finally anchor in my breathing Stay Just stay This time [Chorus] I watched your ship leave the harbor Seagulls flew in your place Chasing you over the gray-blue border Where I can’t follow your wake You come back Then you vanish Like the tide on this broken shore Again Again You turn You turn away Till I can’t wait by this water anymore