Sister Songtext
von Ketch Harbour Wolves

Father tried to warn me
"That′s an evil wind upon the harbor"
When I returned alone, broken by the liquor
Couldn't meet my mother′s eyes
In my dreams I see
Fire-fingers sinking slowly
Shrouded in white lace and just out of reach
Into the mouth of the deep

How the wind blew faster, faster now
And how the waves were higher, higher now
My mother said, "Be careful, careful son"
My mother said, "Be careful with my little girl"

Wait, sister
Atonement only when it's over
Wait, sister
Atonement only when it's over


There was no act of God
Not the familiar grip of scarlet fever
Just the crushing indifference of impetuous youth
And it will haunt me until I die
Some ghost of mine
Some angel, some harbor′s keeper
A hundred and sixty bodies pulled from the wreckage
But I′d trade them all back for you

How the wind blew faster, faster now
And how the waves were higher, higher now
My mother said, "Be careful, careful son"
My mother said, "Be careful with my little girl"

Wait, sister
Atonement only when it's over
Wait, sister
Atonement only when it′s over

For a moment I held ten hands in mine
For a moment I held them tight
But just a moment, I
For a moment, I

Wait, sister
Atonement only when it's over
Wait, sister
Atonement only when it′s over


Now I can't breathe
Now I can′t breathe
Christ, I can't breathe
I can't breathe