[Verse 1]
Ash on the river
Spills from the east
Lanterns go out
In the mouths of the streets
Hands on the fever
Crowd at the gate
I hear the bells
Too late, too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Bone-deep shaking
Under your skin
The wheel keeps turning
Let it begin
Masks in the rain
Prayers in the smoke
I taste the omen
I hear it choke
[Chorus]
Black tide rising
Run, run, run
Black tide rising
The night is done
Black tide rising
Hold your breath
Black tide rising
Feed the dead
[Verse 2]
Fields full of silence
Windows of bone
Mother of ashes
Takes every home
Doctors are chanting
Names in the dark
Saints with their hands up
Marked by the spark
Crowns made of rust
Fall in the dust
Kings in the flood
Break when they must
[Pre-Chorus]
Bone-deep shaking
Under your skin
The wheel keeps turning
Let it begin
Masks in the rain
Prayers in the smoke
I taste the omen
I hear it choke
[Chorus]
Black tide rising
Run, run, run
Black tide rising
The night is done
Black tide rising
Hold your breath
Black tide rising
Feed the dead
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
I wore your name like a ward at the door
Now it burns
Now it burns
Beneath every howl, beneath every roar
The verdict returns
The verdict returns
[Final Chorus]
Black tide rising
Run, run, run
Black tide rising
The night is done
Black tide rising
Hold your breath
Black tide rising
Feed the dead
Black tide rising
We stand unblessed
Black tide rising
At the end of the test