I crewed on a fair golden ship that
Went down at the dawn of the world
You needed sense in to stop captain to die
'fore our sails had barley unfurled
But we sank shortly after our riot
Wanton flame and our power kegs met
While I swam for my life there came voices aloft
Joyful, unearthly, and dread
Singing of a violent, tireless mystery
That one would give his life to
Save his enemy
Too bone tired to keep my arms moving
To swim or even grasp after straws
(The)Undertow drew me down into its cold
And infinite indigo jaws
I'm Singing of a violent, tireless mystery
That one would give his life to
Save his enemy
I thought I must be dead or dreaming
When my captain, still battered, betrayed
Pulled me up, laid me over the beam he clung to
Breathed his last and sank under the waves.
Your body is a bridge across an endless sea
Your body is a bridge across an endless sea
Went down at the dawn of the world
You needed sense in to stop captain to die
'fore our sails had barley unfurled
But we sank shortly after our riot
Wanton flame and our power kegs met
While I swam for my life there came voices aloft
Joyful, unearthly, and dread
Singing of a violent, tireless mystery
That one would give his life to
Save his enemy
Too bone tired to keep my arms moving
To swim or even grasp after straws
(The)Undertow drew me down into its cold
And infinite indigo jaws
I'm Singing of a violent, tireless mystery
That one would give his life to
Save his enemy
I thought I must be dead or dreaming
When my captain, still battered, betrayed
Pulled me up, laid me over the beam he clung to
Breathed his last and sank under the waves.
Your body is a bridge across an endless sea
Your body is a bridge across an endless sea