[Verse 1] Beneath a moon of silver flame, The ocean whispers every name. The sails hang pale, the stars burn cold, And shadows walk where waves once rolled. A lantern swings upon the mast, Like some lost memory of the past. No captain speaks, no sailor cries, Yet footsteps echo through the night. [Pre-Chorus] The compass spins, the waters turn, The stars above begin to burn. And somewhere underneath the tide, A thousand forgotten sailors rise. [Verse 2] A phantom ship cuts through the mist, Its rotten sails by moonlight kissed. Upon its deck, the figures stand, Like shadows carved from drowned-out sand. One holds a bell, one holds a chain, One still searches through the rain. Their faces fade beneath the foam, For every ghost still seeks its home. [Chorus] Oh, ghosts at sea, ghosts at sea, Drifting where the lost winds flee. With hollow eyes and voices low, They sail where no living sailors go. Raise the lantern, let it gleam, Through the fog and through the dream. If you hear them call your name— Don't answer back across the waves. [Bridge] Three bells toll beneath the deep, Three bells wake the ones who sleep. Four winds howl across the mast, Calling every soul that's passed. And if the storm should steal the light, And pale hands reach from out the night, Hold your course and face the foam— For even ghosts are searching home. [Final Chorus] Oh, ghosts at sea, ghosts at sea, Sailing through eternity. Their broken songs upon the gale, Their pale lanterns through the veil. Moon above and black below, No one knows where dead men go. But when the fog comes drifting in, You may hear them sing again. [Outro] So leave one lantern burning bright, For those who wander through the night. And if a whisper rides the breeze— Remember those who haunt the seas.
