Ade Lana, Mikhail Bennett, SPALEXMA Black Salt Cathedral

The storm rolled out at sunrise
Leaving silver on the waves

I walked the shoreline barefoot
Past the driftwood and the rain
The old lighthouse was still standing
But its light had long since changed

Your Chevy by the seawall
Half-buried in the sand
Just where we left it that summer
When forever felt close at hand

The tide was pulling secrets
From the corners of my mind
Every step toward that cathedral
Brought another year to life

Black salt cathedral
Standing where the wild tide breaks
Black salt cathedral
Holding every word we never said

I came looking for a reason
Why your shadow never left
Black salt cathedral
You were waiting in the silence still

The stained glass faced the ocean
Broken blue and rusted gold
Your denim jacket on the railing
Just like twenty summers ago

Room keys from the harbor motel
Still carved into the wall
Summer of two thousand seven
Like the years had never gone

I traced every faded letter
With my shaking fingertips
And the sound of distant thunder
Felt just like your kiss

Black salt cathedral
Standing where the wild tide breaks
Black salt cathedral
Holding every word we never said

I came looking for a reason
Why your shadow never left
Black salt cathedral
You were waiting in the silence still

The radio inside the Chevy
Still played that old cassette
The one we'd drive for miles to hear
On roads I can't forget

I finally stopped chasing answers
When the evening met the sea
Some people leave this world behind
But never really leave

Black salt cathedral
Standing where the wild tide breaks
Black salt cathedral
Holding every word we never said

I stopped looking for a reason
When your memory found me there
Black salt cathedral
Like a prayer inside the salt air

The storm rolled out at sunrise
But your name remained