I see the front before us, the dread lies over me This darkened tempest rising, lashing rains and boiling sea And here we make our choices, and sail into the storm The vessel writhes and withers seven men are cast out to the sea And so I fall. My body broken, light burns small As the storm clears the wall, and the shattered bodies fall We will turn away, trim the sails and set course for the day Brace the yardarm, tie the ropes. Say a prayer, don't dare to hope Bless the waves and curse the gods and swear an oath on broken bones
Break the barrel, raise a toast, to our brothers left below And speed them on their journey, to the final world To our brethren of the coast, and the lifting of the curse And lead them on their journey, to this brave new world The deck explodes and shatters smashing timbers, rivets, iron and salt Thunder, flash and static, lightning strikes a fire across the top Another man goes over, wild white horses baying out for blood And so I fall, a perfect storm
To the justice to be done, and the victories won As the storm, clears the wall, and the shattered bodies fall We will turn away, trim the sails and set course for the day Hang the bird across your heart life and death moments apart Broken bones and severed souls, of fellow men you left to rot Escape is not for you, you ran you cried take what is due The calls of those you left below they swore an oath on broken bones Escape is not for you, you ran you cried take what is due The calls of those you left below They swore an oath on broken bones