[Verse 1]
I take the wheel at dawn
Salt on my knuckles, blood in my grin
My flag bites hard in the wind
And the sea knows my name
Cannon smoke on the foam
Splinters fly when I call the turn
Run the rigging, boys
We hunt where the black clouds burn
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep your eyes on the swell
Hear that thunder roll in
If the port won’t hold us
We’ll carve our way in
[Chorus]
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Hide the gold, hide it deep
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
No crown can claim
What the sea forgot
[Verse 2]
We board them bow to stern
Steel in hand, no prayer left to give
I’ve sunk more kings than tides
And I’ve stolen more than I’ll spend
Rum in the cup I raise
For the ones who never made shore
Then I spit in the spray
And take what the map keeps for
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep your eyes on the swell
Hear that thunder roll in
If the port won’t hold us
We’ll carve our way in
[Chorus]
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Hide the gold, hide it deep
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
No crown can claim
What the sea forgot
[Bridge]
Storm on the mast, let it scream
I don’t flinch, I don’t bend
When the waves try to break me
I break them instead
On a dead little island
Where the palms lean low
I buried my treasure
Where the red sands glow
[Final Chorus]
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Hide the gold, hide it deep
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Safe port, sweet loot
I make my own road
X marks the spot
X marks the spot
No king, no grave
Can claim my hold