Soul Cages Lyrics - Tempest

On a wild Atlantic evenin' I saw sitting on a rock 

A lovely Merrow maiden combing her green locks 

Then across the water her glowing eyes met mine 

Caught me up and from me said: 

"Marry me febrine." 

Long into the squalling dark I held a pale green hand 

Fortune had determined that I would leave dry land 

Legend was that Merrow folk all love a stormy sea 

Caught the souls of drowning men, never to set them free 

Chorus: 

She wore a cap of scarlet 

And dove beneath the sea 

I know that if I follow her 

She'll never set me free 

Through the grates of collarough she took me to her home 

Fed me of the finest catch that through the waters roamed 

All the golden treasures that slip down through the sea 

Along the walls of aging souls, whispering to me 

Chorus 

Will you have a bit of wine, a drop to make you warm? 

Merrows keep the very best, spoils of the storm 

As my lover turned away I went down to my task 

To lift the edge of every cage and free each soul at last 

Chorus 

I have kept the secret in our home of oyster shell 

Now and then I free a soul that rises through the swell 

Floundering children caper schooling the walls of green 

The sky is deep the water where the bride has fished for me 

Chorus 

She wore a cap of scarlet 

And dove beneath the sea 

And now that I have followed her 

I never will be free