[Intro — rising engine sound sfx, then drums crash in] [Verse 1] 25k tons of steel beneath me Flight deck stretched across the sea I pull the throttle, feel the engines scream Launch the squadron — chase the dream Climbing over broken water Hunting them down to the slaughter Map lit up like a battlefield Nothing can make me yield [Pre-Chorus] I read the wind, I read the tide I find the gap and take the ride No flak cloud's gonna clip my wings tonight [Chorus] Ride the sky — torpedoes away Cut across the bough, make 'em pay Dive bombers circling through the smoke Pulling triggers till the giants choke Ride the sky — squadrons in the air Steel and fire fill the air I am the hunter, I am the eye Command the ocean — own the sky [Verse 2] Broadside target, line 'em up clean Biggest kill that you've ever seen Jink the flak burst, taste the heat Watch the black clouds — don't compete Patrol fighters — drop 'em wide Lock the flank, deny their ride One pass left before I'm dry Loop around for one more try [Pre-Chorus] Keep one squadron in reserve When they push back — hold your nerve Counter-strike is coming, hold the line [Chorus] Ride the sky — torpedoes away Cut across the bough, make 'em pay Dive bombers circling through the smoke Pulling triggers till the giants choke Ride the sky — squadrons in the air Steel and fire fill the air I am the hunter, I am the eye Command the ocean — own the sky [Bridge — double-time, heavy guitar] AA bubbles light the dark Black death puffs that hit the mark Jink left — jink right — bleed the speed Stay alive is all you need Spot 'em first, you hold the game Every island looks the same But I know where the destroyers hide I see everything — I'm the eye [low and cool, drums underneath] "Squadron two — locked on target. Approach from the flank. Watch the flak. Torpedoes — drop." [Verse 3 — building, defiant] They think the AA's gonna save them Think their screen of ships will cage them But I read the map, I read the angle Every kill is mine to untangle Low on planes but still I'm swinging Can't stop what the deck keeps bringing Last flight off the bow — still breathing The whole ocean's mine for the taking [Final Chorus — choir added, full swell] Ride the sky — torpedoes away Cut across the bough, make 'em pay Dive bombers circling through the smoke Pulling triggers till the giants choke Ride the sky — squadrons in the air Steel and fire fill the air I am the hunter, I am the eye Command the ocean — own the sky
