[Intro] Salt on my tongue (oh whoa oh) Blood in my teeth (oh whoa oh) She sank from my arms (oh whoa oh) Now she sings underneath (oh) [Verse 1] Storm came sideways Moon went blind She slipped from the railing Out my life, out of time Heard one gasp Then the black closed tight Her hand in the foam Then nothing but night I tore at the water Cursed every god in the sky Till a voice from the undertow Said, “Boy, you don’t have to say goodbye” [Chorus] Dark tides Carry me I’m married to the sea My heart went dark, my flag went black And the waves brought her back to me Dark tides Hear my bride In every crash, she cries I gave my soul to the deep that night Now I ride on the dark tides [Verse 2] She rose in the rip current Hair like drifting weed Eyes like lantern-glass Full of hunger, full of need Calypso laughed low Shells sharp on her teeth “Trade me your daylight, captain I’ll give you her beneath” So I carved out my mercy Laid it down in the foam Signed with salt and iron Left my heart in the brine as a stone (oh whoa oh) [Chorus] Dark tides Carry me I’m married to the sea My heart went dark, my flag went black And the waves brought her back to me Dark tides Hear my bride In every crash, she cries I gave my soul to the deep that night Now I ride on the dark tides [Bridge] Call me Captain Black Bound to the sea by pact Got a crew of the damned All the lost at my back Every port, every harbor I just see her grave Every gull, every shadow Another debt I gave But the keel keeps cutting Through her cold blue veins And she hums me to sleep With the sound of chains (oh whoa oh) [Chorus] Dark tides Carry me I’m married to the sea My heart went dark, my flag went black And the waves brought her back to me Dark tides Hear my bride In every crash, she cries I gave my soul to the deep that night Now I ride on the dark tides (oh whoa oh) Now I ride on the dark tides (oh whoa oh) (oh whoa oh) (oh whoa oh) (oh whoa oh) (oh whoa oh)
