The Mermaid's Lament

[Verse] In the shadows of the tempest Where the wild winds scream A mermaid weeps a sorrow 'neath the moon's cold gleam Nyckelharpa sings the tale that silence cannot hide Of a love lost to the water In the ebbing tide [Verse 2] Her voice a haunting whisper 'cross the midnight waves Calls to souls who wander Bound as ocean's slaves With the sullen dulcimer’s woeful Ringing chime She casts a net of sorrow through the strands of time [Chorus] Oh The tears of the mermaid Falling to the deep A love that never wakened Still within her keeps Her heart a prisoned spirit Longing for the shore Bound beneath the waters Evermore [Verse 3] In the harbors of lost sailors Whispered legends lie Of the siren weeping 'neath an endless sky Ethereal and darkling A beauty wrought with pain Her tale is told in echoes of the seafarer's disdain [Bridge] Oh The tides remember The kiss of the storm A tale of dark devotion A love never born In a realm of salt and brine Forgotten by time The mermaid's song remains Haunting and divine [Verse 4] Once she danced with shadows Of seaweed and stone A wraith in waves eternal Silent and alone Nyckelharpa and dulcimer Her only kin and kin Their melodies like secrets Whispering within