⛵ [PRE-CHORUS – drums tighten, metal scrape] They paid us tribute, paid us respect, Until someone young forgot their place. [CHORUS – raw, defiant] We ruled the blue till the thunder learned our names, Till iron mouths spoke freedom in flame. Laugh while you can at the wreck we became, We don’t regret it — we lost the game. Ash on the tide, prayers in the foam, We died free on a stolen throne. [VERSE 2] Then came ships that didn’t kneel, Flags stitched with stubborn thread. No ransom talk, no silver smile, Just cannon answers instead. Wood split open like a ribcage hit, Harbors lit like judgment day. Men who’d never smelled our coast Came to burn it all away. We fired back with rust and rage, Old guns, old gods, old ways. But steel doesn’t care who owned the sea When tomorrow reloads today. [PRE-CHORUS – drop to low chant] We laughed at threats from distant lands— Right up till the fire shook the sand. [CHORUS – louder, angrier] We ruled the blue till the thunder learned our names, Till iron mouths spoke freedom in flame. Sing your songs about honor and chains, We don’t regret it — we played the game. Ash on the tide, prayers in the foam, We died free on a stolen throne. [BRIDGE – half-time, bitter and reflective] History’s written by clean hands late, After the smoke, after the graves. They call it justice when they win, Call it piracy when we did the same. We were the monster they needed first, Then the lesson they taught the world. Every empire learns eventually— The sea eats flags when the tide turns cold. [BREAKDOWN – whispered gang vocals] No saints here No mercy owed Just bloodlines written in undertow [FINAL CHORUS – extended, fatalistic] We ruled the blue till the future arrived, With louder guns and a cleaner lie. Mock our fall, carve it in stone, We don’t beg history to leave us alone. Ash on the tide, prayers in the foam, We lost loud — and we died our own. [OUTRO – wind, broken mast creak, distant surf] The sea keeps no winners. Only stories.
