Stormwreck's Secrets

[Verse 1] Earl on the deck, rope in his hand Keepers at his back, crossing the strand Stormwreck bound, with the spray on the rail Some seamen start snarling, spit and ale Cora squares up, eyes like flint Ash slips off quick, then vanishes in Mungo says, "Now?" Tychus cracks knuckles slow Earl takes one step, lets the trouble show [Pre-Chorus] Then the captain cuts in, loud as a bell "Keep your fists down, boys, and keep your hell" The sea keeps heaving, the wind keeps bite And the island glow starts waking up the night [Chorus] Stormwreck, Stormwreck, hold on tight Stormwreck, Stormwreck, not tonight Stormwreck, Stormwreck, bite the foam We were almost there, then the sea came home (Stormwreck, Stormwreck) [Verse 2] Two dragons circle, red and blue Claw in the cloudbank, tearing through One rolls hard, the other dives low And the whole damned ship just tips and goes Wood screams loud, then the black water takes Earl goes under through splintered wake They wash ashore with salt in their hair Alive, half blind, and gasping there [Pre-Chorus] But the beach ain't kind, it ain't done Four undead sailors come one by one Rusted hands and a barnacle stare And Dove lies hurt in the cold sea air [Chorus] Stormwreck, Stormwreck, hold on tight Stormwreck, Stormwreck, not tonight Stormwreck, Stormwreck, bite the foam We were almost there, then the sea came home (Stormwreck, Stormwreck) [Verse 3] Cora swings hard, then misses wide Then lands one clean and shoves them aside Ash from the rocks sends arrows down Quick little shadows in the wet sand ground Mungo drives in, all shoulder and bone Tychus hits first, then drives them home Earl closes close where the dead won't flee Brutal and tight in the salt-slick brine [Bridge] Dove, stay with us, don't fade away We got you now, we'll find a way Past broken mast and the driftwood gate Run like the tide, we can't be late (oboe cries) (bagpipes rise) [Final Chorus] Stormwreck, Stormwreck, hold on tight Stormwreck, Stormwreck, through the night Stormwreck, Stormwreck, back to home We dragged you through, now you're not alone (Stormwreck, Stormwreck) (Stormwreck, Stormwreck)