[short instrumental intro] [Verse 1] They say / (He sails by lantern's glow) No crew aboard / (No souls above or below) The sails hang slack / (But the wheel still turns) Ghost hands guide / (Where salt still burns) [Chorus] So sing, boys, sing, let the tide pull tight The Captain’s Curse haunts every night His ship’s a shadow soaked in brine It drinks the stars, denies the line [Verse 2] He feels no cold / (And takes no rest) The compass spins / (At fate’s behest) No prayer remains / (Just rot and lead) He’s cursed to sail / (Though long since dead) [Chorus] So sing, boys, sing, let the tide pull tight The Captain’s Curse haunts every night No bell, no shore, no beacon bright Just endless mist and dying light [Verse 3] The fog speaks back / (If you speak first) It hums like rope / (And echoes worse) He calls your name / (Don’t answer back) Or join his crew / (No turning back) [Bridge] So mark your mast, and salt the flame Don’t answer when he calls your name Don’t chase the ship that hums through rain Or you’ll not see your shore again [Chorus] So sing, boys, sing, let the tide pull tight The Captain’s Curse haunts every night No gods, no rest, no final breath We ride the waves of living death [fade out]
