First Tide (Unplugged) - Single

The hull hits the water with a heavy sigh
Under a low and a fading sky
No map, no stars in sight
Lantern's glow in the middle of night

Out on the sea (Ride the first tide)
Where the reef runs deep
Into the swell (Ride the first tide)
Where the stories dwell

The flying foxes dance on the edge of the squall
The Kanbili calls as the shadows crawl
Kanbili is the Dhivehi word for the White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus). Rain strikes and the wind starts to moan
Every sailor is drifting, but never alone

Out on the sea (Ride the first tide)
Where the reef runs deep
Into the swell (Ride the first tide)
Where the stories dwell