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Salt and the Sea Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Could it be I was the one that you held so deep in the night
On the back staircase you fell to your knees with tears in your eyes
All that you suffered, all the disease
You couldn't hide it, hide it from me
[Verse 2]
All alone scared in your room, would you swear there's nobody home
On the bed laying awake as you prayed he'd leave you alone
I'll let the darkness swallow me whole
I need to find you, need you to know
[Chorus]
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea
[Verse 3]
And they wrote all these prescriptions, they wrote me off
Like a heel
Yea the doctors with their medicine left me
To rock in my filth
From the destruction, out of the flame
You need a villain, give me a name
[Chorus]
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea
Like the salt and the sea
Could it be I was the one that you held so deep in the night
On the back staircase you fell to your knees with tears in your eyes
You couldn't hide it, hide it from me
All alone scared in your room, would you swear there's nobody home
On the bed laying awake as you prayed he'd leave you alone
I need to find you, need you to know
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea
And they wrote all these prescriptions, they wrote me off
Like a heel
Yea the doctors with their medicine left me
To rock in my filth
You need a villain, give me a name
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea
Like the salt and the sea
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I generally don’t like the Lumineers but this song is different than other materials. I’m mainly talking about the chorus, to be clear. The rolling piano section sounds on the surface sad, but resolves with the chords to produce a beautiful result. This may not be overwhelming for someone who knows catchy pop songs, but like I said, I’m only comparing this to other Lumineers songs.
It seems like a conversation between alcohol (or any other drug) and a person with addiction.