[Verse 1] The sea got small and the rumors got teeth Smoke on the wire, no room to breathe A hundred hulls in a narrow throat Every flag just a frightened coat [Pre-Chorus] Don't swing a hammer at a glass-made gate Put both hands on the wheel and wait [Chorus] Guide the ships, guide the ships Past the fire where the black tide rips Hold the line, keep it slow Bring every stranger home Guide the ships, guide the ships Bring every stranger home [Verse 2] A cook wipes sweat from a silver tray A deckhand folds his fear away A captain stares where the channel bends Thinking of names he may never send [Pre-Chorus] I don't need thunder dressed up as brave I need a steady hand that knows how to save [Chorus] Guide the ships, guide the ships Past the fire where the black tide rips Hold the line, keep it slow Bring every stranger home Guide the ships, guide the ships Bring every stranger home [Bridge] Power is mercy when it learns restraint A lighthouse burning where the map goes faint If the whole world narrows to a blade of foam Be the voice that says, you're not alone [Breakdown] Low light, no sleep One wrong spark in the deep Low light, don't slip Guide the ships [Final Chorus] Guide the ships, guide the ships Past the fire where the black tide rips Hold the line, keep it slow Bring every stranger home Guide the ships, guide the ships Bring every stranger home
