[Intro – massive organ, thunder, slow war drums]
[Captain – gravelly]
There they are, boys.
Every crown that wants us dead.
Every gun they could drag to sea.
[Crew – low]
How many ships?
[Captain]
Enough to make this interesting.
[Organ ROARS]
[Verse 1]
Warships covered every mile,
Their sails consumed the dawn.
Kingdom banners filled the smoke,
A thousand cannons drawn.
No open water left to run,
No friendly wind behind.
Just the Black Flag dead ahead
And Hell on every side.
The captain climbed above the deck,
His coat whipped in the gale.
[Crew]
ORDERS, CAPTAIN?!
[Captain]
LOAD EVERY FUCKING RAIL!
[Pre-Chorus – organ building]
Roll the guns!
Prime the flame!
Let every kingdom learn our name!
No surrender!
No retreat!
[Crew]
SEND THE BASTARDS TO THE DEEP!
[Chorus – huge gang shanty, organ roaring]
LAST BROADSIDE!
LET THE CANNONS SING!
BREAK THEIR HULLS AND BURN THEIR SAILS,
SEND WORD TO EVERY KING!
LAST BROADSIDE!
BLACK FLAG ON HIGH!
IF THIS IS WHERE OUR LEGEND ENDS—
THEN MAKE THE WHOLE SEA FUCKING DIE!
[Organ solo into crushing riff]
[Verse 2]
The first line fired through the smoke,
The ocean turned to flame.
Iron ripped across our deck,
Still the Black Flag came.
“STARBOARD GUNS!”
[Crew]
FIRE!
“PORTSIDE!”
[Crew]
FIRE!
Enemy timber split apart,
Their burning masts climbed higher.
One ship sank.
Then three.
Then six.
Still twenty took their place.
Blood and rain ran down the deck,
Smoke blackened every face.
[Captain]
KEEP HER STRAIGHT!
WE’RE GOING THROUGH!
[Chorus – full gang vocals]
LAST BROADSIDE!
LET THE ORGAN ROAR!
LET EVERY BASS DROP HIT LIKE IRON
THROUGH A MAN-O’-WAR!
LAST BROADSIDE!
NO MERCY LEFT TO GIVE!
THEY CAME TO KILL THE BLACK FLAG—
NOW FIGHT TO FUCKING LIVE!
[Breakdown – massive organ and dubstep]
[Captain]
LOAD!
[Crew]
LOADED!
[Captain]
AIM!
[Crew]
READY!
[Captain]
WAIT…
[Organ holds]
WAIT…
NOW!
[Massive bass drop]
[Crew]
FIRE!
[Drop]
FIRE!
[Organ blast]
FIRE!
[Drop]
AGAIN!
PORT!
STARBOARD!
BLOOD!
STEEL!
[Organ solo – wild and relentless]
[Bridge – war shanty]
[Crew]
HEAVE! HEAVE!
GUNS BELOW!
BREAK THEIR LINE AND THROUGH WE GO!
HEAVE! HEAVE!
LET ’EM SEE!
ONE BLACK FLAG AGAINST THE SEA!
[Captain]
THEY WANT OUR HEADS?!
[Crew]
COME TAKE ’EM!
[Captain]
THEY WANT OUR SHIP?!
[Crew]
COME SINK HER!
[Final Chorus – organ unleashed]
LAST BROADSIDE!
LET HEAVEN FUCKING SHAKE!
LET THAT ORGAN SCREAM OUR NAME
UNTIL THE DEVIL WAKES!
LAST BROADSIDE!
BLACK FLAG THROUGH THE FLAME!
IF ONE DAMN SAIL IS LEFT ABOVE—
THE WORLD REMEMBERS OUR NAME!
[Outro – roaring organ, burning ships]
[Crewman]
Captain…
One broadside left.
[Captain – low]
Then make it immortal.