[Verse 1 — dark, quiet, building] Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. [Verse 2 — drums enter] In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. [Pre-Chorus — strings swell] Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. [Chorus — full anthem] I am the master of my fate! I am the captain of my soul! Through the wrath, through the tears, Unafraid through all the years! It matters not how strait the gate — I am the master of my fate! I am the captain of my soul! [Bridge — stripped back, then building] My head is bloody, but unbowed... My head is bloody, but unbowed... (Whatever gods may be —) My soul is unconquerable! [Final Chorus — biggest, choir joins] I am the master of my fate! I am the captain of my soul! Through the wrath, through the tears, Unafraid through all the years! It matters not how strait the gate — I am the master of my fate! I am the captain of my soul! [Outro — quiet, defiant, single voice] I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.
