Riptide - Laura Veirs

Riptide pulls me out into the open sea

My toes dangle for a place to stand and be

Oh starry night come and chart a course

Or send me a boat with an anchor set

Iў‚¬"ўll pull myself ashore

Left with essence

Of the moon and stars and night

Thereў‚¬"ўs no other route

I cannot take self to flight

Iў‚¬"ўll float here with the shrimp and brine

And on my cheeks and hair

The salt will always shine

And with this phosphorescence map

A sailorў‚¬"ўs chart a mermaidў‚¬"ўs hand

Something iў‚¬"ўll find

Oh starry night come and chart a courseў‚¬¦