[Intro – lone organ, slow blues guitar]
[Captain – gravelly]
Through every storm…
Every cannon…
Every cursed sea…
She carried us.
The Crimson Widow.
[Heavy riff]
[Verse 1]
Born from oak and hammered iron,
Built where black tides roll.
Cannons sleeping in her belly,
Darkness in her soul.
Her deck has tasted sailor’s blood,
Her sails have swallowed flame.
Kings have cursed her from their thrones
Before they knew her name.
Through cannon smoke and raging storms,
Through waters stained with red,
She carried every bastard on—
And carried home our dead.
[Pre-Chorus]
[Captain]
Who’s never left us?
[Crew]
THE WIDOW!
[Captain]
Who’s carried the flag?
[Crew]
THE WIDOW!
[Captain]
Then raise that crimson skull!
[Crew]
BLACK FLAG HIGH!
[Chorus – massive organ, gang shanty]
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
CARRY US ON!
THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER,
THROUGH NIGHT INTO DAWN!
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
LET YOUR BLACK SAILS FLY!
YOU CARRIED OUR CREW THROUGH DEATH ITSELF—
WITH THE BLACK FLAG RIDING HIGH!
[Organ solo – crushing riff]
[Verse 2]
She crossed the veil no chart had drawn,
Where mortal waters end.
She faced the Collector’s damned domain
And brought us home again.
Ghost ships sailed beside her hull,
The Devil learned her wake.
A thousand guns once filled the sea—
Still Widow would not break.
Her mast was split.
Her deck was torn.
Her timbers screamed in pain.
But every time the smoke would clear,
That flag still flew again.
[Captain]
Aye, old girl.
You remember every mile.
[Chorus – roaring organ]
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED!
NO KINGDOM COULD CLAIM HER,
NO DEVIL COULD COMMAND!
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
OLD MOTHER OF THE CREW!
WHEN HELL ITSELF STOOD IN OUR WAY—
SHE FUCKING SAILED US THROUGH!
[Breakdown – dominant organ, heavy riff]
[Captain – spoken]
Men came aboard her young.
Some left rich.
Some left broken.
Some never left at all.
But she remembers every boot on her deck…
Every hand upon her wheel…
Every brother beneath her wake.
And while she carries that flag…
None of us are forgotten.
[Crew – slow chant]
WIDOW…
SAIL ON…
WIDOW…
SAIL ON…
[Bridge – deep sea-shanty]
From mortal shore to cursed unknown,
Through fire, blood and broken bone,
When every light had disappeared,
Her black sails carried us through fear.
No grave below!
No throne above!
[Crew]
THE CRIMSON WIDOW CARRIES US!
[Final Chorus – enormous organ]
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
CARRY THE NAME!
LONG AFTER OUR BONES ARE DUST,
KEEP SAILING JUST THE SAME!
OH, CRIMSON WIDOW!
LET EVERY OCEAN KNOW!
WHEREVER THAT CRIMSON SKULL STILL FLIES—
THE BLACK FLAG CREW STILL GOES!
[Crew]
BLACK FLAG HIGH!
CRIMSON WIDOW!
BLACK FLAG HIGH!
CRIMSON WIDOW!
[Outro – lone organ, creaking timber]
[Captain – gravelly]
Easy, old girl.
We’ve got plenty of sea left.
Take us wherever you please.
[Crew – distant]
WIDOW… SAIL ON…