Storm of the Dead Seas

[Intro] Salt on the rope, iron in the rain Hold your breath till the bell rings again [Verse 1] Black water climbs the weathered rail The mast bends hard but we do not pale A map is nailed to the captain’s door One red mark says there’s a war ashore [Pre-Chorus] Hoist the lantern, lock the gate Count three heartbeats, tempt your fate When the silence cuts like a sharpened blade We rise together, unafraid [Chorus] Heave, ho! Raise the fire Stand as one and climb higher You call the tide, we answer back Steel in the dark and thunder in our track Heave, ho! Let the whole world know We are the storm that the dead seas throw [Verse 2] Boots hit planks in a measured line Fiddle shakes by the warning sign Brass from the hold says turn or fight We choose the cannon and the coming night [Pre-Chorus] Break the lock and clear the deck No one leaves with a bowed-down neck When the silence drops and the drums go still We speak with a single will [Chorus] Heave, ho! Raise the fire Stand as one and climb higher You call the tide, we answer back Steel in the dark and thunder in our track Heave, ho! Let the whole world know We are the storm that the dead seas throw [Bridge] [Call] Who owns the rope? [Response] We do! [Call] Who faces the smoke? [Response] We do! [Call] When the black flag falls? [Response] We rise! [Call] When the great bell calls? [Response] We rise! [Break] No drum. No word. Only the sea beneath us. [Final Chorus] Heave, ho! Raise the fire Stand as one and climb higher You call the tide, we answer back Steel in the dark and thunder in our track Heave, ho! Let the whole world know We are the storm that the dead seas throw [Outro] Salt on the rope, dawn on the blade We keep the oath that the first crew made Heave, ho—hear the harbor roar One more step, then one more shore