Storm Nils

Please share with your friends. “Storm Nils” Verse 1 The barometer is falling low, Windows hum in a minor key, Lanterns sway on the harbour wall, Salt in the air like a warning to me. Radio whispers a northern name, Drawn on charts with a broken line, Fishermen knot their final rope: “Tonight, the sea won’t stay in time.” Pre-Chorus Whitecaps sharpening their teeth, Every buoy begins to pray. Chorus Oh, Storm Nils is on the water, Turning blue to iron grey, He sings in rigging, drums on stone, Carries the night away. Storm Nils, restless brother, With your cold Atlantic will, You don’t ask who waits at home— You just come, Storm Nils. Verse 2 Ferries tied like sleeping beasts, Engines quiet, lights dimmed low, Cafés shutter, palms bend down, As if they know what we don’t know. From Menorca to Formentera, Every cape hears the same refrain: “Hold your ground, shut your doors, The sea is claiming all its names.” Pre-Chorus Waves like mountains learning to fall, Wind that won’t explain. Chorus Oh, Storm Nils is on the water, Turning blue to iron grey, He sings in rigging, drums on stone, Carries the night away. Storm Nils, restless brother, With your cold Atlantic will, You don’t ask who waits at home— You just come, Storm Nils. Bridge Morning will come in splintered light, Debris and calm in fragile truce, The sea will breathe like nothing happened, As if fury were an excuse. But we’ll remember how it sounded, When the dark learned how to shout, When the islands held each other While the wind tried to tear them out. Final Chorus Yes, Storm Nils was on the water, Turning blue to iron grey, He wrote his name in foam and fear, Then washed it all away. Storm Nils, passing brother, You took your roar and left us still, But the charts will mark the memory: The night we met Storm Nils. Outro Lanterns steady, ropes undone, Salt still drying on the rails, Another name erased by dawn, Another song the sea exhales. Thanks for watching. Facebook facebook.com/SteveAndAnitaInMallorca Email: [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/steveandanitainmallorca/ #mallorca #majorca #baleares #spain #vlog #illesbalears Here is a link to our 360º Virtual Reality channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/360VRSteveandAnitainMallorca