[Verse 1] Black water under a whitening sky Cold wind cutting, but I don’t ask why The shoreline fades like a half-spoken name I left with nothing and carried no shame My hands know rope, my feet know rain I learned long ago how to live with pain The oars pull hard, the timber cries And morning burns in the northern skies [Pre-Chorus] No road beneath me No hand to hold Only the sea And the cold [Chorus] I am northbound, into the weather Salt on my skin, holding myself together Let the whole dark ocean rise I was never made for smaller skies Northbound, wherever it leads Winter in my lungs, fire in my needs If the old gods listen, let them hear I crossed this sea without fear [Verse 2] Red dawn breaks on a foreign shore I have seen storms and I’ve seen war I carry names no grave could keep And promises buried far too deep My blade is worn, my cloak is torn Still I stand when another day is born No king decides the road I take No man decides the life I make [Pre-Chorus] No map can bind me No wall can stay The wind keeps calling Away [Chorus] I am northbound, into the weather Salt on my skin, holding myself together Let the whole dark ocean rise I was never made for smaller skies Northbound, wherever it leads Winter in my lungs, fire in my needs If the old gods listen, let them hear I crossed this sea without fear [Bridge] And if the waves take gold and steel They cannot take what I know is real My voice, my name, the road I chose The sea remembers The north wind knows [Final Chorus] I am northbound, into the weather Storm and bone bound together Let the black horizon open wide I have never feared the turning tide Northbound, until morning comes Past the cliffs and the distant drums No heaven promised, no easy road Only the wind And the life I chose [Outro] Black water White sky Still I sail Still I rise
