[Verse 1]
Feathers on the rail of the rusted ship
Emerald
Gold
Every tailtip lit
Captain with a crown and a one-eyed glare
Claws on the deck
Salt in the air
[Chorus]
Mexican peacock armada
Sailing in a storm of color (hey!)
Wings spread wide over water
Strutting through the spray like thunder
Mexican peacock armada
Raise that riot on the tide
If you hear that wild cicada
You know the birds have arrived
[Verse 2]
Talons tap time on the cannon base
Hot sun painting every proud
Loud face
They scream at the sky
They don’t ask why
Just chase that wave till the waves run dry
[Bridge]
[Drums drop to toms
Guitars chug]
Deck full of sparks
Hearts full of scars
Plumes like flags
Eyes like stars
Desert in their blood
Ocean in their cry
They don’t fear the dark
They electrify (oh!)
[Chorus]
Mexican peacock armada
Sailing in a storm of color (hey!)
Wings spread wide over water
Strutting through the spray like thunder
Mexican peacock armada
Raise that riot on the tide
If you hear that wild cicada
You know the birds have arrived