[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