Secret Harbor - Judy Collins, Ari Hest

I slipped into your harbor past the pirate ships

The lights were low, my sails were down

The seal of sacred silence was on my lips

I prayed the storms were weathered now

I climbed aboard at midnight, the sky was black

The gamble lost, the tables turned

Even in the darkness I heard you laugh

And wept as all my bridges burned

There is a secret harbor somewhere north

A place where ships are not in flames

A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes

A place where no one knows your names

You said how can you be so innocent

You were my demon all the while

I saw the skull and crossbones on your mast

The predator behind the smile

I cursed you as the wind blew through my sails

I loved you till the moonlight drowned

I sought you through the streets and waterways

My calling for you still resounds

There is a secret Harbor somewhere north

A place where ships are not in flames

A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes

A place where no one knows your names

You wooed me with your wicked smile that night

And then you promised me the moon

I saw it floating in the waters deep

And then it disappeared too soon

I sailed out of your harbor, through the rising tide

My memories were filled with pain

I drifted towards the sunrise, lost in fog

Your echo had me wrapped in chains

Your promises were drifting like men who’d drowned

The bitter water beckoned me

I wrapped the shadows round me once again

And sailed through storms that set me free (set me free), set me free

There is a secret harbor somewhere north

A place where ships are not in flames

A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes

A place where no one knows your names

There is a secret harbor somewhere north

A place where ships are not in flames

A cove of beauty hidden from your eyes

A place where no one knows your names

I washed my face in falling rain

And swore that I’d find love again