The Phantom Ship

[Chorus] Moonlight on the frozen lake, A silent promise you would make. My fingers trace the ancient sign, On weathered wood, a mystic line. Beneath the birches, cold and deep, Secrets that the North winds keep. I stand and wait, a lonely soul, For a ship that makes me whole. [Verse] The ice has claimed the water's gleam, A phantom of a vanished dream. I'm the keeper of this silent shore, Where your return I still implore. This ancient dock, my lonely stand, With frozen branches close at hand. The wind whispers through frosted pines, Echoing forgotten lines. [Pre-Chorus] I hear the rustling, soft and low, Where ancient spirits come and go. A murmur from the forest's heart, Calling me to play a part. [Chorus] Moonlight on the frozen lake, A silent promise you would make. My fingers trace the ancient sign, On weathered wood, a mystic line. Beneath the birches, cold and deep, Secrets that the North winds keep. I stand and wait, a lonely soul, For a ship that makes me whole. [Bridge] The runes they shimmer, pale and bright, Like skeletal trees in pale moonlight. They speak of journeys, far and vast, A legend meant to ever last. But no sail breaks the glassy white, No anchor drops into the night. Just the whisper, and the chill. My heart remembers, standing still. [Verse] Each gust of wind, a ghostly sigh, As constellations drift on high. I feel a presence, old and grand, Across this desolate, frozen land. They say a ship with sails of white, Vanished in the fading light. But something lingers, in the air, A silent answer to my prayer. [Chorus] Moonlight on the frozen lake, A silent promise you would make. My fingers trace the ancient sign, On weathered wood, a mystic line. Beneath the birches, cold and deep, Secrets that the North winds keep. I stand and wait, a lonely soul, For a ship that makes me whole. [Outro]