Intro – spoken / chanted] Opa… From the cliffs to the sea, from the old stone roads, I carry the fire of the ones before me. [Verse 1] I was born where the blue waves call, Where the sun burns gold on the harbour wall, Old men sing with a glass held high, And the stars come dancing across the sky. My name rolls deep like thunder rain, A family flame in an ancient chain, They say the vine still knows my blood, From mountain stone to the island mud. [Pre-Chorus] Bouzouki cries, electric strings, The old gods wake when my spirit sings, I hear my people in the drum, Calling me home, calling me home. [Chorus] I’ve got the blood of the vine in me, Rocking like thunder on the Aegean sea, Bacchus laughs and the wild hearts rise, Dionysus dancing in my eyes. I’ve got roots in the mountain, fire in my soul, Greek rock rhythm taking control, Raise your glass, let the whole world see, The island lives inside of me. [Post-Chorus Chant] Opa, opa, fire in the night, Opa, opa, dancing in the light, Opa, opa, hear the bouzouki cry, Tasso’s name will never die. [Verse 2] I walk with ghosts on the village road, Fishermen’s stories and hearts of gold, The sea remembers every prayer, Every storm, every soul still there. From Kritinia stone to the midnight shore, I feel my roots getting stronger than before, My family name like a sacred sign, Touched by the god of the grape and wine. [Pre-Chorus 2] The guitar screams, the tables shake, Old island hearts begin to wake, My paws hit ground like temple stone, I am not lost — I am home. [Chorus] I’ve got the blood of the vine in me, Rocking like thunder on the Aegean sea, Bacchus laughs and the wild hearts rise, Dionysus dancing in my eyes. I’ve got roots in the mountain, fire in my soul, Greek rock rhythm taking control, Raise your glass, let the whole world see, The island lives inside of me. [Bridge – dramatic / slower] When the world feels cold, I hear the lyra, When I lose my way, I feel the fire, From father’s father, name to name, We pass the song, we keep the flame. No crown of gold, no throne of stone, Just wine-dark seas and a heart of home, And if the gods still walk the sky, They’ll know my name when I pass by. [Final Chorus – bigger, crowd chant behind] I’ve got the blood of the vine in me, Rocking like thunder on the Aegean sea, Bacchus laughs and the wild hearts rise, Dionysus dancing in my eyes. I’ve got roots in the mountain, fire in my soul, Greek rock rhythm taking control, Raise your glass, let the whole world see, The island lives inside of me. [Outro Chant] Opa, opa, Tasso’s fire, Opa, opa, heart of desire, Opa, opa, sea and sky, Greek roots never die. Greek roots never die. Greek roots never die.
