Midnight Harbour
performed by The Saltwater Lanterns

Verse 1
Down where the harbour lights are sleeping low,
I count the boats the tide forgot to row.
The lamp on the jetty keeps a quiet flame,
spelling out the letters of a borrowed name.

Chorus
Carry me, midnight harbour, carry me slow,
past the iron bell and the undertow.
I left my hurry on the far shore sand —
hold me steady in your open hand.

Verse 2
The gulls have folded up their paper wings,
the rigging hums of all the old, soft things.
A stranger's whistle drifts across the bay,
and the dark is gentle in its quiet way.

Chorus
Carry me, midnight harbour, carry me slow,
past the iron bell and the undertow.
I left my hurry on the far shore sand —
hold me steady in your open hand.

Bridge
And if the morning comes to take the night,
I'll trade the lanterns for the colder light.
But for now the water keeps its even keel,
and the only truth I trust is what I feel.

(All lyrics original and fictional.)