Siren of the Tidal Crown

Lyrics

Verse 1
Salt on my lips
Gold on my mind
Laughing as the lanterns sway
Over waves that bite and shine
My name on your compass
Etched in rust and doubt
I chart my heart in secret
On maps I never hand out

Chorus
I’m the siren of the tidal crown
Laughing as your anchors drown
You chase my shadow through the foam
But I make the wild sea home
Raise your glass to the rising blue
Every tide pulls me from you
Storm-kissed
I will never bow
To any hand
To any vow

Verse 2
Ropes twist like ribbons
Around my calloused hands
Pearls sleep inside my pocket
Stolen from a broken strand
Moon paints silver scars
Across my weathered skin
Freedom tastes like bitter rum
And air that burns going in

Chorus
I’m the siren of the tidal crown
Laughing as your anchors drown
You chase my shadow through the foam
But I make the wild sea home
Raise your glass to the rising blue
Every tide pulls me from you
Storm-kissed
I will never bow
To any hand
To any vow

Bridge
Who will sing my story
When the sails all fall? (oh)
When the coral claims my compass
And writes my name on the wall
[soft high note
Wordless]
Will you feel my echo
In the gull’s sharp cry?
Or hear me in that single
Clear note held sky-high—ahhh—

Chorus
I’m the siren of the tidal crown
Laughing as your anchors drown
You chase my shadow through the foam
But I make the wild sea home
Raise your glass to the rising blue
Every tide pulls me from you
Storm-kissed
I am singing now
This ocean heart
My only vow