(Intro — spoken/gang vocals)
From the shores to the open sea!
Through the storm, through the fight!
Semper Paratus!
Coast Guard!
(Verse)
When the black clouds roll across the water,
And the waves rise like a wall,
When a mayday cuts through the silence,
They’re the ones who answer the call.
Through the freezing rain and hurricane winds,
Through the darkness of the night,
They put their lives on the line for strangers,
And they never leave the fight.
(Pre-Chorus)
From the harbor to the horizon,
There’s a watch that never ends.
When the sea turns against you,
They’ll be there until the end.
(Chorus)
Guardians of the coast!
Standing watch where the wild sea roars!
Guardians of the coast!
Keeping freedom safe from shore to shore!
Through the storm, through the waves,
Through the darkest night,
They answer the call—
They stand and fight!
Semper Paratus!
Always ready, always strong!
Guardians of the coast!
They’ll bring you home!
(Verse)
From the cutters riding through the ocean,
To the helicopters in the sky,
From the small boats racing toward danger,
They’re the ones who will not stand by.
When the hurricane tears through a coastline,
When a vessel starts to sink,
They move toward the chaos and the danger
While the rest of us can only think.
(Pre-Chorus)
They patrol the nation’s waters,
They protect the lives at sea.
Every rescue, every mission,
They defend our liberty.
(Chorus)
Guardians of the coast!
Standing watch where the wild sea roars!
Guardians of the coast!
Keeping freedom safe from shore to shore!
Through the storm, through the waves,
Through the darkest night,
They answer the call—
They stand and fight!
Semper Paratus!
Always ready, always strong!
Guardians of the coast!
They’ll bring you home!
(Guitar solo)
(Bridge — slower, building)
When the sea takes everything you know,
When you’re lost with nowhere left to go,
Look to the sky, look to the shore—
Hear that engine, hear that roar.
They don’t ask who you are,
They don’t ask where you’ve been.
When the call comes over the radio,
They go in!
(Chorus)
Guardians of the coast!
Standing watch where the wild sea roars!
Guardians of the coast!
Keeping freedom safe from shore to shore!
Through the storm, through the waves,
Through the darkest night,
They answer the call—
They stand and fight!
Semper Paratus!
Always ready, always strong!
Guardians of the coast!
They’ll bring you home!
Guardians of the coast!
Standing watch where the wild sea roars!
Guardians of the coast!
Keeping freedom safe from shore to shore!
Through the storm, through the waves,
Through the darkest night,
They answer the call—
They stand and fight!
Semper Paratus!
Let the whole world know!
Guardians of the coast!
THEY’LL NEVER LET YOU GO!