The Selkie Of Wardie Bay

from La Bête Blanche by Storm the Palace

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lyrics

These creatures are everywhere
These are their tell-tale signs
A picture of Orkney, a stuffed seal toy
a smooth, mottled stone by the bedside

I met a selkie one winter's day
What happened next, you can guess
Our love was like the grey-blue sky
Not the worst thing nor the best

We live by the sea
Cos it's where we feel most at home
We yearn for the water
Though we know it is too cold

Unlike you, I cannot shed
So I'm left with this damaged skin
I could never have your child
For it would have scales, or flippers for limbs

And so he slipped away
disappeared into the waves
Now I must adapt to these landlocked knees
Seek other forms of release

We're part of the city
Though we would rather swim
We see the future
But we cannot change things

If I can't go to the sea
The water must come to me
(‘til there are fish
Swimming in the streets)

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from La Bête Blanche, released November 18, 2022

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Storm the Palace Edinburgh, UK

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"Taking their cues from modern classical, left field folk, and stubborn indie songcraft, Storm The Palace vault over genre barriers without looking back."
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