Stone and Tides

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sea foam on the black shore Salt in her braid The night had claws in the water And the tide would not be stayed She called through the breakers Cold as old bones Then the rocks split open And the hill learned a name [Pre-Chorus] Hear that thunder Hear that stone He rose from the cliffside He walked like a home [Chorus] Stone man, stand up Break the flood Stone man, stand up Raise her above Man from stone Carry her through Stone man, stand up We sing for you [Verse 2] He had no crown of gold Just moss on his back Eyes like winter flint And a heart like a cracked oak track He reached through the white teeth Of the river’s deep bite Pulled her from the drowning To the fire of night [Pre-Chorus] Hear that thunder Hear that stone He rose from the cliffside He walked like a home [Chorus] Stone man, stand up Break the flood Stone man, stand up Raise her above Man from stone Carry her through Stone man, stand up We sing for you [Bridge] Now the waves still rage on the bay But her feet know the sand She lays a wreath of rowan In the weathered hand And when the winds come calling Past the row and reed They say he’s in the shoreline Where the strong hearts keep [Chorus] Stone man, stand up Break the flood Stone man, stand up Raise her above Man from stone Carry her through Stone man, stand up We sing for you