Salt and Iron

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I row by torch and scar Past the black pine shore Dark blue sea in my eyes Hunger in the oar Ice on the knotted rope Blood on the wooden rail I was born for the blade Born to not lean pale The gulls scream, I don’t flinch Wave teeth bite the hull My name hits like a hammer My breath goes thick and dull [Pre-Chorus] Hear that roll Hear that deep The dark blue sea It knows my keep Hands on the wheel I do not pray I push through night I cut my way [Chorus] Dark blue sea, take me Dark blue sea, break me I am the storm you made I am the wolf awake Dark blue sea, call me Dark blue sea, crown me (I rise, I rise) Under your iron wake [Verse 2] She stands at the prow and laughs Salt on her cheek like gold Her eyes hold winter fire Her voice is calm and bold She says, “Don’t fear the deep Don’t bow to the black” I say, “I have lost too much To ever turn back” Drums hit under our feet Ropes swing in the rain We spit to the old sea gods And feed them names of pain [Pre-Chorus] Hear that roll Hear that deep The dark blue sea It knows my keep Hands on the wheel I do not pray I push through night I cut my way [Chorus] Dark blue sea, take me Dark blue sea, break me I am the storm you made I am the wolf awake Dark blue sea, call me Dark blue sea, crown me (I rise, I rise) Under your iron wake [Bridge] [F] Come with me now Past the foam and bone Where the lost ones sing And the cold winds roam [M] I was made from ash From pine, from war If the sea wants my soul It can fight for more [F] Ooh, I see it The far white crest [M] I don’t kneel I never rest [Chorus] Dark blue sea, take me Dark blue sea, break me I am the storm you made I am the wolf awake Dark blue sea, call me Dark blue sea, crown me (I rise, I rise) Under your iron wake