Black Flags and Emerald Waves

(Verse 1)
Out past the cliffs where the cold winds cry,
Where the gulls don’t dare and the bones all lie,
Sailed British steel on a midnight tide,
Cannons primed and their honor tied.

From emerald shores came a rival flame,
Irish rogues with a rebel’s name,
Songs in their throats, fire in their eyes,
Chasing gold beneath storm-torn skies.

(Pre-Chorus)
But the sea went still… and the moon turned black,
From the depths below came a rising crack—

(Chorus)
Oh, the Kraken rose from the devil’s keep,
With a thousand arms from the crushing deep,
British thunder and Irish cries,
Side by side where the wild tide lies.
Black flags torn and the masts all bend,
No more foe, just the fight to the end,
Steel and courage, roar and foam—
In the jaws of the sea, they found their home.

(Verse 2)
Red coats shouting, “Stand your ground!”
Green flags laughing at the sound,
But when those tentacles cracked the mast,
Old grudges faded fast.

Cutlasses flashed in the lightning’s glare,
Irish curses filled the air,
British cannons roared in flame,
None would run, none would tame.

(Pre-Chorus)
“Hold the line!” and “Don’t you yield!”
As the ocean turned to a battlefield—

(Chorus)
Oh, the Kraken rose from the devil’s keep,
With a thousand arms from the crushing deep,
British thunder and Irish cries,
Side by side where the wild tide lies.
Black flags torn and the masts all bend,
No more foe, just the fight to the end,
Steel and courage, roar and foam—
In the jaws of the sea, they found their home.

(Bridge)
One sang low of a distant shore,
One swore he’d see the dawn once more,
But the waves don’t care for the brave or bold,
They swallow young and old…

(Break)
“Fire!” — “Strike!” — “Don’t let go!”
Down in the dark where the dead winds blow—

(Final Chorus)
Oh, the Kraken fell to the roaring sea,
But it took its toll on the wild and free,
British silence, Irish song,
Echoes drifting far and long.
No more rivals, no more pride,
Just broken ships on a blood-red tide,
Legends born where the cold waves roam—
In the heart of the storm, they found their home.

Pub-Style Irish Drinking Song