[Verse 1] I drove down quiet roads With sand still in my shoes Then there it was, all blue Like something calling through I stood where land gave way And let it pull my name My shoes sank in the shore I didn’t stay the same [Pre-Chorus] Then the water touched my feet And I laughed out loud The wind came in so fast It turned my thoughts around [Chorus] Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue I never knew the world Could feel this young Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue The waves said come on in And I came undone [Verse 2] I held a shell to hear A kind of distant roar Your whole hand in mine Could still not ask for more The horizon held me still Then moved with every breath I watched the tide erase The lines I’d left before [Pre-Chorus] Then the water touched my knees And I leaned right in Like the whole wide sky Was starting up again [Chorus] Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue I never knew the world Could feel this young Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue The waves said come on in And I came undone [Bridge] I came with all my noise I left with open hands Something in that blue Made room to understand [Final Chorus] Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue I never knew the world Could feel this young Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue The waves said come on in And I came undone Salt on my tongue Salt on my tongue I’ll remember forever How it first began