[Verse 1]
I met you at the reef line
Black stone, red breath
You stood with smoke in your hair
Like a prayer half said
I came on a blue slow wave
Salt on my tongue
You looked at me like thunder
And I knew I'd come undone
[Pre-Chorus]
The tide held its breath
The palms leaned in
You burned so bright
I could not turn back then
[Chorus]
Sea meets fire
Sea meets fire
Hold me close
Sea meets fire
(He'e nalu, he'e nalu)
(Sea meets fire)
You call, I rise
You weep, I glide
Love don't drown here
It learns to fly
[Verse 2]
You gave me ash and blossom
Wrapped in a dawn
I laid my foam at your feet
Till the whole shore was gone
But when your heart got heavy
You split the night
Not one tear on your warm face
Just rivers made of light
[Pre-Chorus]
The sand kept time
The cliffs kept score
You could not speak
So your lava loved me more
[Chorus]
Sea meets fire
Sea meets fire
Hold me close
Sea meets fire
(He'e nalu, he'e nalu)
(Sea meets fire)
You call, I rise
You weep, I glide
Love don't drown here
It learns to fly
[Bridge]
I kissed your rock
And the moon came near
Your only cry
Was a river of clear gold fear
So I sang your name
To the open dark
And your red heart answered
With a glowing mark
[Final Chorus]
Sea meets fire
Sea meets fire
Hold me close
Sea meets fire
(He'e nalu, he'e nalu)
(Sea meets fire)
You call, I rise
You weep, I glide
Love don't drown here
It learns to fly
(Sea meets fire)
(Sea meets fire)