From the recording Genevieve
Written about a shipwreck near Scotland. It turns out my Great Grandmother was named Genevieve and I never knew.
Lyrics
It seems so long ago, in silence she slipped away from me
Into the arms of a jealous angry sea
With a hunger of years, the wind swept waters could not wait
Taking captain and crew, and loved ones to their fate
Chorus
Now when the winds off the Hebrides blow so free
That's when she calls to me
She speaks softly on the ocean breeze
She says everything's alright
Anguish and fear color my every waking thought
Can she not see what her ghostly vigil has wrought
And I nearly loose my mind, each time she calls to me
Echos from a cold wet grave that never should be
Now when the winds off the Hebrides blow so free
That's when she calls to me
She speaks softly on the ocean breeze
She says she will never let me go
Oh Genevieve, I've lost your love to the sea
Will you not go, and leave me with my memories
For the love that I knew is gone, I beg you to set me free
Now when the winds off the Hebrides blow so free
No longer does she call to me
I hear only waves in the ocean breeze
Ever since she said goodbye
Oh Genevieve, I've lost your love to the sea
Oh Genevieve, you were always Ginny to me