Selkie

Verse 1

Fingerpicked guitar and low voice

I found you on the strand at dawnYour seal skin on the rocksI hid it in the rafters, loveBehind the turf and the netsAnd you stayed, and you stayed

Pre-Chorus

Every night you watched the waterLike it was calling you by name

Chorus

Oh, my selkie, go homeYour skin is in the raftersTake it, I was wrongOh, my selkie, go home

Verse 2

Seven years you mended netsSeven years you sang to the seaI loved you like a thiefA thief does not keep anything

Pre-Chorus

Every night you watched the waterLike it was calling you by name

Chorus

Upright bass and slide guitar enter

Oh, my selkie, go homeYour skin is in the raftersTake it, I was wrongOh, my selkie, go home

Bridge

Soft breathy falsetto, close and quiet

If you come back on your ownI'll be waiting on the stones

Final Chorus

The band swells, warm and full

Oh, my selkie, go homeYour skin is in the raftersTake it, I was wrongOh, my selkie, go homeOh, my selkie, go homeYour skin is in the raftersTake it, I was wrongOh, my selkie, come home