[Intro] You think the gales are what breaks a man out there? No... The worst thing is the No-Wind, The Dead Calm When the sea turns into a black mirror at midnight The wood stops creaking, the sails go dead And you look down over the rail and your reflection starts moving on its own [Verse 1] The wind died down in the middle of nowhere A frozen ship in the midnight air The water turned flat, like polished stone No waves, no current, completely alone The crew went quiet, the lanterns went dim When the ink-black mirror reached the rim You don't hear thunder, you don't hear a roar Just a silent throat with no bottom or floor [Hook] Look into the glass, see the sky upside down The stars are below where the sailors drown It doesn’t scream, it doesn’t demand It just shows a house on a sinking land The mirror is open, the water is cold Forgetting the names and the gold that you hold Step over the timber, step into the dark The black mirror swallows the very last spark [Verse 2] One by one, they walked to the side No ropes to pull, no place to hide The mate saw his wife waving her hand Deep under the ice, in the mirror-land The cook saw a city made of silver and bone He smiled and jumped, and went down like a stone No splashing sound, no cries in the night Just the surface closing, perfectly tight [Bridge] No horizon. No breath. Just a ship full of shadows... waiting for death. [Hook] Look into the glass, see the sky upside down The stars are below where the sailors drown It doesn’t scream, it doesn’t demand It just shows a house on a sinking land The mirror is open, the water is cold Forgetting the names and the gold that you hold Step over the timber, step into the dark The black mirror swallows the very last spark It’s a long way down... let it close... let it close... [Outro] So if the wind dies on a Tuesday night Keep your eyes on the deck. Never look down Never look down
