[Intro] Oh, the void runs cold (Cold as a lover lost) And the stars take hold (Hold every oath and cost) I guard her through the black (Black where no man’s free) For I was not always a pirate (He was the man he used to be) [Verse] We have a prize captured in the drifting dark a Confederacy princess glimmering like a lantern spark She is mine to protect though she doesn’t know my name nor the man I was before the void took my claim [Chorus] (Ho) the void runs cold (Cold as a lover lost) And the stars take hold (Hold every oath and cost) I guard her through the black (Black where no man’s free) For I was not always a pirate (He was the man he used to be) [Verse] I had a life before this a girl in cycles gone to dust Her laughter still drifts like a broken signal in the hull It all vanished in the void when raiders split the cargo ship and now I guard her sister unaware of the danger breathing in this dark [Drop] The crew’s hunger is a tide their desire a rising storm They’d spill my blood to reach her and only the Captain’s word keeps them far from her [Chorus] (Heave Ho) the void runs cold (Cold as a lover lost) And the stars take hold (Hold every oath and cost) I guard her through the black (Black where no man’s free) For I was not always a pirate (He was the man he used to be) [Verse] I gave my oath, and honour the last shield I carry The Captain and I share a bond forged in blood and vacuum silence His death is the key that would free me from this life and the void whispers that it’s nearly time [Drop] But I do not wish for it (Not yet) Not while she still needs me [Chorus] (Ho Heave Ho) the void runs cold (Cold as a lover lost) And the stars take hold (Hold every oath and cost) I guard her through the black (Black where no man’s free) For I was not always a pirate (He was the man he used to be) [Verse] So I wait for the moment to slip her back to her world to guide her through the frontier before the crew’s desire turns against both me and her [Pre-Chorus] Every nebula we pass feels like a ghost of the girl I lost every flare a reminder of the oath I carry alone [Chorus] (Heave To It, Lads) the void runs cold (Cold as a lover lost) And the stars take hold (Hold every oath and cost) I guard her through the black (Black where no man’s free) For I was not always a pirate (He was the man he used to be)
