Kingdoms in Shadows

[Verse]
Black sails rise where the cold winds bite
A ghostly crew in the pale moonlight
Echoes of chains
The whispers of wrongs
The sea keeps their secrets
It hums their songs
[Chorus]
Kingdoms in shadows
The waves obey
Lost to the night
Where the dead men play
Oceans are calling
No light
No land
Kingdoms in shadows
Built on quicksand
[Verse 2]
A crown of salt and a throne of bone
The tide is a king but it rules alone
Storms write the laws
The stars take the blame
The compass spins wild
It knows no name
[Prechorus]
Do you hear the cry
Of the drowned below
The laughter of waves
And the undertow
[Chorus]
Kingdoms in shadows
The waves obey
Lost to the night
Where the dead men play
Oceans are calling
No light
No land
Kingdoms in shadows
Built on quicksand
[Bridge]
No flags to follow
No ports in sight
No map to guide you through endless night
The lantern swings
The dark won’t end
The sea’s no ally
It’s no one’s friend

dark, resonant strings like a ship creaking in the night, nautical; features heavy drum beats, and deep, layered male harmonies, shanty, haunting