Capt

[Intro] (Captain, low and steady) Wind at my back… salt in my bones… This is the only life we’ve ever known. (Crew, soft unison) Aye… aye… ever known… [Verse 1] (Captain) I’ve walked the planks where the old men fell Rang the bell through storm and hell Hands worn rough from rope and steel My story carved in every keel I don’t run from the rolling swell The whole wide ocean’s my citadel Maps fade out but my course stays true There’s nothing the sea can’t do (Crew, low murmur) Nothing the sea can’t do… [Pre-Chorus] (Captain) Gold ain’t the thing that keeps me here Nor the rum nor the loud cheer It’s the call that only we can hear The bond that outlasts every year (Crew, rising slow) Bond that outlasts every year… [Chorus] (Captain leads, crew harmonizes deep behind) ‘Cause I’m the captain of the blackened hull Stood tall when the sky went dull Voice runs low but the words run deep We rule the waves where the waters sleep Iron in our spine, fire in our breath Sail beyond the edge of death No king, no crown, no land to hold Just us… the sea… and our story told (Crew, strong and steady) Our story told… aye… our story told… [Verse 2] (Captain) Years roll by like tides turn round Some were lost… all were found Seen cities rise then fade to sand Held the world right in our hand Don’t mistake calm for being weak Storms inside we never speak Don’t boast loud… don’t make a show You’ll know our worth when the winds do blow (Crew, quiet but firm) When the winds do blow… [Bridge] (Captain, slower, deeper) They ask me why we never turn back Why we stay on this endless track I tell them land is just a cage And the sea… it’s our only age (Crew, swelling like a rising tide) Our only home… our only stage… [Chorus] (Full voice, captain and crew together) ‘Cause we’re the masters of the blackened hull Stood tall when the sky went dull Voice runs low but the words run deep We rule the waves where the waters sleep Iron in our spine, fire in our breath Sail beyond the edge of death No king, no crown, no land to hold Just us… the sea… and our story told (Crew, thunderous low) Our story told! Aye… our story told! [Outro] (Captain, fading slow) Sails catch wind… we move along… This is how we sing our song… (Crew, soft, drifting away) Low… and strong… Forever gone… Aye… aye… gone…