[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] They knocked upon my door at night, To tend a man fresh from the fight. Against the King he took a stand, For treason now they brand my hand. [Verse 2] They dragged me to a blistered shore, To serve a man that I abhor They weighed my limbs like cuts of meat, Beneath a hard, unyielding heat. [Pre-Chorus] A dozen men with nothing more, Than blood to leave upon the floor. We plotted schemes when light was gone, To seize a ship and break at dawn. [Chorus] The world cast me aside to rot, So I became what they are not. I serve no flag, I bend no knee, For all I want is to be free. [Verse 3] We stormed aboard and took the ship, With lead and steel we broke their grip. My hands that once were made to mend, Now carve a path that marks the end. [Verse 4] I earned my name through wit and tide, The world now spoke it far and wide. I met a girl, our love had grown, She left me when the truth was known. [Bridge] Who is the thief, the crown or me? Who takes the land who takes the sea I care no more for how I'm known My men and I stand on our own. [Pre-Chorus] I can’t undo the things I’ve done, The man I was is dead and gone. I lost her grace to what I am, I welcome death where I now stand. [Chorus] The world once cast me out to rot, Now I am all they could not stop. I serve no flag, I bend no knee, The sea will take no more from me [Outro] The cannons roar their final breath, The deck is lined with smoke and death. I mock the risk through fire and steel, The wounds I have I do not feel. There’s nothing left for me to fear, Against the odds I linger here. The sun is setting at the sea, I smile at what I’ve come to be. [Instrumental Ending] [End]
