[Intro] [low creak of a ship, distant thunder] They dropped me down Chain on my neck Thought I was gone I just laughed [Verse 1] Name’s Captain Black Scars like maps Every thin white line Where the sea fought back They tied that stone To my tattooed chest Said “rot below” As I grinned, “say less” Water in my lungs Cold kiss, black foam Saw the lanterns fade Heard the keel groan Met Davey in the dark Saw his ledger, blank He read out my sins Then he smiled, and sank [Chorus] I’ve seen the bottom And the bottom spat me out (hah!) Davey Jones don’t want me So I’m back to make ‘em drown I fly the black Over blood, over bone You can send me to the depths But the depths send me home (yuh!) I’ve seen the bottom Pressure couldn’t crush this soul Davey shook his head at me Said “you’re too cold” [Verse 2] They burned me once Tar on my teeth Nailed my coat To a gallows beam Rope got tight Crowd went still Felt my neck snap twice Then the world went chill Next breath? Salt air, splinters, sky My own cursed ship With a crew that died Eyes like stormglass Hands like rope They said “Cap, you’re back” I said “cut throats, row” I’ve walked that plank With a pistol shot Felt the lead kiss ribs Then the world went rot But the worms get sick On a heart like mine So I crawl from the tide Dripping graveyard brine (argh) [Chorus] I’ve seen the bottom And the bottom spat me out (hah!) Davey Jones don’t want me So I’m back to make ‘em drown I fly the black Over blood, over bone You can send me to the depths But the depths send me home I’ve seen the bottom Pressure couldn’t crush this soul Davey shook his head at me Said “you’re too cold” [Bridge] [beat drops to toms and low bass rumble] I saw that locker Rows of rusted souls Men in bottles Like forgotten gold Davey poured a drink Said “you don’t belong” “You’re the devil they all fear When they pray too long” So he stamped my chest With a brand that burns “Go back to the living ‘Til the ocean turns” Now the tide pulls hard When my anchor drops Whole fleets go quiet When my shadow stops (hey!) [Chorus] I’ve seen the bottom And the bottom spat me out (hah!) Davey Jones don’t want me So I’m back to make ‘em drown I fly the black Over blood, over bone You can send me to the depths But the depths send me home I’ve seen the bottom Pressure couldn’t crush this soul Davey shook his head at me Said “you’re too cold” [Outro] [thunder cracks, sails snap] So lash that keel Load black shot You can’t kill me You just feed my rot Every time I sink I come back rotten Name’s Captain Black I’ve seen the bottom
