Specter on the Swell

[Verse 1]
I wax my board at dawn
Slip past the beach club gate
Cool shades, coded grin
I’m readin’ every face
A cop on a longboard grin
A mark in a floral shirt
I’m takin’ notes in sand
On who’s sellin’ what

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, hear that whistle blow
From the pier-side van?
Phones in the towel bag
Now we move the plan

[Chorus]
I’m a specter on the swell
(oh, I’m a specter on the swell)
Hidden in the foam
(spy in the foam)
I’m a specter on the swell
(hey, I’m a specter on the swell)
You can’t see my trail
Can’t see my trail

[Verse 2]
Back at the shack, we talk
With shells pinned in our cuffs
A map drawn in sea salt
And secrets in the stuff
One eye on the lineup
One eye on the jetty lights
I catch the dirty handoff
Then I vanish into white

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, hear that whistle blow
From the pier-side van?
Phones in the towel bag
Now we move the plan

[Chorus]
I’m a specter on the swell
(oh, I’m a specter on the swell)
Hidden in the foam
(spy in the foam)
I’m a specter on the swell
(hey, I’m a specter on the swell)
You can’t see my trail
Can’t see my trail

[Bridge]
Moon on the breakwater
Names in the deep end
One wrong wave, one wrong word
And the cover might bend
So I paddle out harder
Let the whole beach blur
Take the truth from the tide
Then I’m gone before the sirens stir

[Final Chorus]
I’m a specter on the swell
(oh, I’m a specter on the swell)
Hidden in the foam
(spy in the foam)
I’m a specter on the swell
(hey, I’m a specter on the swell)
You can’t see my trail
Can’t see my trail