You have found another seashell lying on the shore / sister can you tell me what this means / I will go ask father / he is older now and wise / he will sympathize and tell us what he’s seen / have you got a heart inside that pack upon your back / take it out and go fix up some tea / I will be back later / I will tell you what he says / when he’s mesmerized down by the jagged sea / listen to your seashell babe / I wish you well / out on the sea / father have you heard those voices whispering again / or has total silence come to you / five boats in the distance set their sails to the wind / on that jagged sea of jade and faded blue / what is salty as the ocean tide / small enough to fit inside one eye / father I will tell her / that a teardrop soon will fall / on the wall of the volcano it will dry / listen to your seashell babe / I wish you well / out on the sea / sister I have come to bring you news / look out over waves of faded blue / five boats in the distance set their sails to the wind / one of these will come again / to carry you.