[Verse 1] You wore the map like a dare I wore the stars in my hair Captain on the quarterdeck You said, "Hold fast, stay near" Your boots on the wet boards My hands on the line You gave the orders out loud I read the storm in your mind [Pre-Chorus] When the wind cut mean You looked at me Like I was home And the whole black sea Could not undo What we had known [Chorus] My quartermaster, stay with me My quartermaster, set me free Captain, captain, take the wheel I know the truth you never speak My quartermaster, kiss my brow My quartermaster, here and now We can outrun the deepest dark If your hand stays on my heart [Verse 2] Below deck, lantern low You counted gold in your palm I tied the knots you forgot Kept the crew from coming apart You laughed when the cannon smoke Curled up around my name Said, "If this ship goes down tonight I'll still know your face" [Pre-Chorus] When the moon got sharp And the sea grew teeth You drew me close No crown, no chart Just you and me And the undertow [Chorus] My quartermaster, stay with me My quartermaster, set me free Captain, captain, take the wheel I know the truth you never speak My quartermaster, kiss my brow My quartermaster, here and now We can outrun the deepest dark If your hand stays on my heart [Bridge] Leave the pearl and the plunder Leave the maps and the names I don't need a kingdom If I can hear you say "Hold me like a promise" "Call me by my first" I'll be your steady harbor You'll be my open sea [Final Chorus] My quartermaster, stay with me My quartermaster, set me free Captain, captain, take the wheel I know the truth you never speak My quartermaster, kiss my brow My quartermaster, here and now We can outrun the deepest dark If your hand stays on my heart My quartermaster, stay with me My quartermaster, bury me Side by side in salt and gold Till the last tide takes hold
