Siren of Sicily

Intro

(Mm-mm-mm)

(Mandolin and strings)

Verse 1

Lemon branches leaning low

Stones remember ancient names

Golden heat on white walls

Dust is rising in the light

Pre-Chorus

He drinks his wine alone

Shadows start to stretch across the dirt

Bread broken by calloused hands

While whispers fill the cellar door

Chorus

This blood is thick as iron

Binding brothers to the hills

Sweet water and bitter wine

Waiting for the quiet storm

One promise is a heavy ghost

Linger near the olive trees

Family keeps the silence best

Verse 2

Leather boots on mountain paths

Children hiding in the hay

Black silk hanging on the line

Sharp words carved in the bark

Pre-Chorus

Mothers pray at cold altars

Lace and lead beneath the floor

The valley holds its breath tonight

Sensing fire in the evening air

Chorus

This blood is thick as iron

Binding brothers to the hills

Sweet water and bitter wine

Waiting for the quiet storm

One promise is a heavy ghost

Linger near the olive trees

Family keeps the silence best

Bridge

Run till the horizon breaks

Pray until the church bells cry

Hide until the sun turns red

Before the village takes its toll

Instrumental Solo

Chorus

This blood is thick as iron

Binding brothers to the hills

Sweet water and bitter wine

Waiting for the quiet storm

One promise is a heavy ghost

Linger near the olive trees

Family keeps the silence best

Post-Chorus

Oh the wind knows why

(Oh the hills remember)

Deep inside the silent stone

Deep within the salt and bone

Instrumental Outro

(Single mandolin plucking)