Lyrics
Verse 1
At the harbor, the last ferry turnsOne paper lantern waits by the pierYour red scarf lifts in the salt-windThen disappears beyond the breakwater
Pre‑Chorus
I kept your letter inside my coatThe ink has blurred where the rain came throughStill every folded crease remembersThe promise I could not keep for you
Chorus
Come back across the winter seaBefore the tide erases our namesI call through the blue of the eveningBut only the gulls answer againIf love is a road through sorrowI will walk where your footprints endWith one hand closed around our promiseAnd one hand reaching for you again
Verse 2
At the station, the timetable swingsThe platform smells of iron and teaA shamisen phrase from the old shopFalls between the trains and follows me
Pre‑Chorus
I learned too late that a quiet heartCan hide a storm no words can explainYour photograph rests in my walletSoft at the edges from being held
Chorus
Come back across the winter seaBefore the tide erases our namesI call through the blue of the eveningBut only the gulls answer againIf love is a road through sorrowI will walk where your footprints endWith one hand closed around our promiseAnd one hand reaching for you again
Bridge
A breath from the mountain bends the reedsThe moon hangs low above the bayI send your name into the darkAnd hear it return in a different way
Final Chorus
Come back across the winter seaEven if dawn finds me aloneI’ll keep one light beside the doorwayFor the heart that still knows our homeIf love is a road through sorrowLet the long road carry me thenWith one hand closed around our promiseAnd one hand reaching for you again
Outro
The last ferry fades beyond the bayYour red scarf lives in the wind