THE PETREL & THE ALBATROSS

Listen now, my child

I will tell you where I'm from

A place of shifting shelter

Where to live you must hold on

Black night breaths inside the womb

That births the golden dawn

Earth gives way beneath the feet

And to live you must hold on

The seaside strums a lullaby

That only brave hearts hear

The sound of storms descending

Grows deep within the ear

Where the firmament is orange

And the ocean, emerald green

Where every storm must be outrun

And the sun is seldom seen

The sky, it cries, like banshees howl

And the coast has sharpened horns

If ever you are stranded there

Remember to hold on

This place, my son, has sharpened teeth

Take care not to get caught

Far-off storms will find you there

Pinned up against the rocks

Should you fight the current

My son, you will be drowned

The ocean is a wild thing

Untamed and unbound

Your worries draw the angry sky

In the place where I am from

My dear, you mustn't let it hear

Or soon you will be found

By the time you hear the thunder

The birds will all be gone

The petrel and the albatross

Fly out before the storm

When pirates robbed the ancient hull

They called upon the storm

Billowing and echoing

The thunder clouds were born

Such cargo is the devil's own

A ship destined to wreck

Son, you mustn't use such gold

To pay your earthly debts

Don't get lost in worry

For you are not like me

You are from a different place

Where hope survives the sea

Where the firmament is orange

And the ocean, emerald green

You are from a different place

Where hope survives the sea.