Stone and Tide

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was born where the granite sleeps Under old ash and frozen trees Boots in mud, and blood on stone I learned the mountain has a bone My father said, "Hold what you can" With a fist like iron, a sunken hand The earth don't beg, the earth don't kneel It gives you shape, it makes you real [Pre-Chorus] Raise the spear Feel the ground Hear the roots Come up from down [Chorus] Stone and tide Stone and tide I rise where the deep meets sky (Stone and tide) Stone and tide My name is carved in the night [Verse 2] Then came the water, cold and black Climbing slow with a raging crack It kissed the shore with a savage mouth And dragged old fire to the south I saw the rivers split the plain Saw the rain turn iron to grain Earth holds fast, water moves on Both are old, both are strong [Pre-Chorus] Raise the spear Feel the pull One gives weight One makes me whole [Chorus] Stone and tide Stone and tide I rise where the deep meets sky (Stone and tide) Stone and tide My name is carved in the night [Bridge] If I fall, let the mud keep me If I burn, let the sea hear me I am ash, I am wave I am the roar under the grave [Final Chorus] Stone and tide Stone and tide I rise where the deep meets sky (Stone and tide) Stone and tide My name is carved in the night Stone and tide Stone and tide Earth and water, side by side (Stone and tide) Stone and tide I am the storm that won't die