I found you walking by the shore
Salt-wet hair and eyes so blue
Like the depths of ancient seas
Where legends whisper true
Something wild about your ways
Made me want to follow you
There was magic in your smile
As the tide came rolling through

The old ones warned of selkie charm
Their songs of sea and stone
But in that moment by the waves
My heart was not my own

I know where your heart belongs
Deep beneath the waves
But I keep your freedom locked away
Just to make you stay
(Just to make you stay)

In the morning's misty light
I watch you stare across the sea
Every tear you try to hide
Cuts like daggers into me
Seven years of loving you
But your heart remains untamed
And the box beneath my bed
Holds the truth I'm scared to name

Each night I hear the ocean call
Your true name in the deep
While seabirds cry their mournful song
And secrets try to keep

I know where your heart belongs
Deep beneath the waves
But I keep your freedom locked away
Just to make you stay
(Just to make you stay)

The fishing boats are coming in
Their lights dance on the bay
While selkie songs drift on the wind
Like memories of fey
And I wonder if tonight's the night
You'll finally slip away
'Cause love should set you free
Not chain you to the land

So I'll walk down to the water
With your sealskin in my hands
Maybe love means letting go
Of what was never mine to hold
And I'll watch you swim away
Like the stories that were told

The seabirds cry your ancient name
The waves call you to roam
I finally understand at last
The ocean is your home

I know where your heart belongs
Deep beneath the waves
So I'll give your freedom back today
And let you sail away
(Let you sail away)

Your heart belongs to sea and foam
Wild and running free
In stories told by fishing folk
You'll always swim with me
Like mist upon the morning tide
Your memory remains
(Whispered echoes of your name
In waves and winter rain)