Teeth Beneath the Undertow

[Intro] [Low, restrained] Salt on the rope, iron in the rain One more mark carved into the mast again [Verse 1] You hear that bell beyond the harbor wall You see the gulls turn black before they fall Your hands are steady, mine are stained with tar We learned to read the tide by where the dead ships are [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath when the gunwale groans Keep your name from the undertow When the red flag climbs, don't look away We were born for the price they'll make us pay [Chorus] Raise the black, let the whole world know We are the teeth beneath the undertow Stand your ground when the cannons call If one goes down, then we answer all Hey! Ho! No surrender! Hey! Ho! We remember! [Verse 2] You keep the lantern hidden under wool I keep the compass pointed where it's cruel The captain promised gold, the sea promised scars Now every wave is beating time against the bars [Pre-Chorus] Hear the chain in the quarterdeck Feel the cold where the blade meets neck When the silence drops, let the silence bite Then give the dark every ounce of fight [Chorus] Raise the black, let the whole world know We are the teeth beneath the undertow Stand your ground when the cannons call If one goes down, then we answer all Hey! Ho! No surrender! Hey! Ho! We remember! [Bridge] [Half-time, grim] You—take the wheel! We—hold the line! You—strike the steel! We—cross the brine! [Silence] [Breakdown] No crown No chain No master owns our names No fear No grave Can drag us from the wave [Final Chorus] Raise the black, let the whole world know We are the storm beneath the undertow Stand your ground when the cannons call If one goes down, then we answer all Hey! Ho! No surrender! Hey! Ho! We remember! Raise the black, let the iron ring Raise your voice till the splintered rafters sing Through the smoke and the burning foam Every lost soul finds the way back home Hey! Ho! No surrender! Hey! Ho! We remember! [Outro] [Gang voices, fading] No surrender We remember No surrender We remember