Ego Overboard

[Verse 1] We set sail on a glass-calm mind Old names carved in the wooden rail You cling hard to your “yours” and “mine” While the sky turns white Turns pale Salt on your tongue But you won’t spit pride You’d rather sink than release that rope Crew sings low while the tides collide I trade my weight for a wider hope [Chorus] Throw your ego overboard Let it sink down Let it sink down We’re a thousand sparks in one bright storm All the same flame in a wide round Leave your little throne behind Let the light take Let the light take Throw your ego overboard Feel the great wave that we all make [Verse 2] Old ghosts fight for the captain’s chair Every thought wants a crown and gun But the mast hums “you were never there” Just a passing shape in a rising sun So I laugh Tear off my name-tag skin Let the ocean eat my mask and role Hear the gulls cry out “come in” To the quiet core of a boundless whole [Chorus] Throw your ego overboard Let it sink down Let it sink down We’re a thousand sparks in one bright storm All the same flame in a wide round Leave your little throne behind Let the light take Let the light take Throw your ego overboard Feel the great wave that we all make [Bridge] [Bass swells and distant crew chants] I am not this face Not this fight Just a lantern swung in the night When the deck turns pure Pure white I dissolve in a song of light (ohhh) [Chorus] Throw your ego overboard Let it sink down Let it sink down We’re a thousand sparks in one bright storm All the same flame in a wide round Leave your little throne behind Let the light take Let the light take Throw your ego overboard Be the bright tide that the stars make