[Intro] It’s dark above the sea. The hull moans I’m still here. But it’s swaying... [Verse 1] The sky collapses, sails in tears, The deck bends low, a cry it bears. The hold is full of useless things, In the mirror..... I find myself rather handsome. [Chorus] I lie to myself…(Liar!) Say we’ll make it through somehow, That the sea won’t rise too high. I lie to myself… (I lie…) Paint the leaks with shades of gold, While the crew dreams in the hold. [Verse 2] We burned the oil, we burned the wings, We chased the beasts to vanishing. The ship groans deep beneath our lace, All’s gone but madness in its place. [Chorus] (I lie to myself…) Say the gods will show again, That a port lies past the rain. I lie to myself… (Liar!! Liar!!…) Count my coins, redraw the maps, While my children fade to black. [Bridge – spoken, whispered] The hull is sweating with our silence. The silt reclaims our broken vows. The engines blaze in sudden violence… They know nothing of the cracks we plough. [Final Chorus – slower, stripped down] I lie to myself…(LIAR!) Pretend I’m still alive (LIAR!), I play the king, I fake the size. (LIAR! LIAR!) Maybe I chose the wrong captain? But I lie… I LIE TO MYSELF!!! … (I lie…) [Fade outro] I stand proud on the bowsprit, The storm slaps hard — I play brave (WE PLAYS BRAVES!!!) But my mind’s already split — I fear the truth… and I’ve no save. It’s dark above the sea. (It’s dark above the sea.) It’s dark above the sea. (It’s dark above the sea.) [end]
