Lyrics

Along the wild strand, by the old broken stones,
near that keening sea
She wanders alone to those waters that call
and the one that she used to be.
It's been awhile since she seen her family
and she swam so freely near the rocks
And that midsummer's air when she tore at her hair
for something stolen,
something grand, something lost.

From the shore you can see a wee windswept house
with a chime made of seashells and lies.
There are three children there whom she holds very dear
for their mother's gone to the other side
And their father comes home like a terrible storm,
the gale in his voice is so cold
And each and every day she dreams of a way
she'll find her way back to the foam

Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
And carry me on

And while he's away and his children play,
she watches the seals swim free
Till one day the rains came and tucked her away
in a small room where light's rarely seen
And there behind books was a cupboard locked strong.
She used all the strength even known
And in the dark den was her own seal skin
which she grabbed and ran back to the foam.

Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
And carry me on

Later that day he sailed back home
and as he tied up his fishing boat
He noticed no smoke coming up from the hearth
and the children were out in the cold
He called out her name yelling curses the same
knowing well a selkie was she
And from the waters deep, she watched his defeat
as she swam to the end of the sea.

Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
Let the waters come and find me
And carry me on