[Intro] Cold steel sky Salt on the tongue Engines rumble Prayers half-sung [Verse 1] Dawn breaks late Smoke on the line Black dots growing Across the brine "All hands ready" Boots hit the deck Cards left folded On an empty mess [Pre-Chorus] Radar ghosts Become real wings Names in chalk On metal skin One last grin Behind the mask Heartbeats drum We dive at last [Chorus] Waves of Midway Carry our names Fire in the ocean Heaven in the flames Outnumbered Outgunned Still we hold the gate On the edge of the world We decide their fate [Verse 2] Clouds of flak Blooming in grey One plane spinning Out of the fray Fuel gauge bleeding Target in sight Four dark islands Sleeping in light [Pre-Chorus] "We go low" Through shattered sky Bullets tapping On either side Smoke and sirens Tear at the frame Then that silence Right before the flame [Chorus] [Bridge] Decks run red With oil and fire Steel ribs crack Like a broken choir Four great shadows Bend Then fold Giants sinking Quiet and cold [low vocal register] Some don’t rise From that burning sea But the tide turns Because they believed [Chorus] [Outro] Engines fade Sea turns still Empty jackets On the sill History whispers Over the foam "Midway was hell And we broke it at home"
