Natalie - Breath of the Fjord (Unplugged)

Intro — softly, almost whispered

Oh, carry me over,

Oh, carry me home.

The sea has a thousand voices,

And one I call my own.

Verse 1

My mother sang beside the fire,

My father watched the foam.

I kept their song beneath my tongue

Through years away from home.

And where the mountain meets the tide,

The evening settles blue.

I hear her at the fireside still,

As clear as I hear you.

Chorus

Oh, breathe, breathe, breath of the fjord,

Over the heather and under the oar.

Carry the song to the ones on the shore,

Oh, breathe, breath of the fjord.

Hey-oh, the water is wide,

Hey-oh, the stars are our guide.

Whatever the years may take as their own,

Leave us a song that will carry us home.

Instrumental — wordless vocal

Oh—oh, hey-oh,

Oh—oh, hey-oh.

Verse 2

We tied our boat beneath the birch

Where roots run white and bare.

You gave the sea a silver pin

And left a little prayer.

"For all who sail beyond our sight,

For all we could not save."

Then stood until the morning came,

Your palm above the waves.

Chorus

Oh, breathe, breathe, breath of the fjord,

Over the heather and under the oar.

Carry the song to the ones on the shore,

Oh, breathe, breath of the fjord.

Hey-oh, the water is wide,

Hey-oh, the stars are our guide.

Whatever the years may take as their own,

Leave us a song that will carry us home.

Bridge — sparse, intimate

Set one more place beside the fire,

Pour one more cup of ale.

Tell me the tale my father told,

The one he never finished.

And if my voice should fail tonight,

Let yours remember mine.

We'll sing until the embers pale,

One heartbeat at a time.

Final Chorus — layered voices

Oh, breathe, breathe, breath of the fjord,

Over the heather and under the oar.

Carry the song to the ones on the shore,

Oh, breathe, breath of the fjord.

Solo

Outro — fading

Oh, carry me over,

Oh, carry me home.

The sea has a thousand voices,

And one I call my own.