Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Laura Veirs
Canonical path: /laura-veirs/riptide
Related lyric paths: 6
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Riptide
Read Riptide lyrics by Laura Veirs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Riptide
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Riptide pulls me out into the open sea
My toes dangle for a place to stand and be
Oh starry night come and chart a course
Or send me a boat with an anchor set
I'll pull myself ashore
Left with essence
Of the moon and stars and night
There's no other route
I cannot take self to flight
I'll float here with the shrimp and brine
And on my cheeks and hair
The salt will always shine
And with this phosphorescence map
A sailor's chart a mermaid's hand
Something i'll find
Oh starry night come and chart a course…
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Laura Veirs performs "Riptide", and this lyric page sits inside the Laura Veirs catalog on LyroVerse.
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