Story Behind The Song
Herman Melville
Song Description
The story of a wayward crew lead by a madman to their untimely demise
| Song Length |
4:41 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Punk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Lyrics
With weathered faces worn from wear, we peer as far as eyes can see/ Hear thunder crash as lightening cracks across the sky/ Merely rats on a sinking vessel lost at see we need and/ pray for signs of light as if only for the very first time/
Bare the fate you've sealed and abandon your pride/ this is how it feels when madness and passion collide/
We voyaged in search and pursuit of a monster/ a titan that lurks in the deep/ our ship helmed a captain we knew was a madman/ but followed with fervor and hearts full with greed/
Our crew was a portrait of scoundrels and thieves/ each man made of ire and woe/ we were paid for our services but failed then to see/ the obsession of one man would cost us our souls/
From the shadowy deep of a boiling sea/ rose a creature that shattered our hull/ and while the ship slowly sank/ blood and thunder remained/ as we clung hold to timber adrift and alone/
As far as eyes can see/
In the belly of hell where the sea serpent dwells/ there is no absolution from sin/ we who gave into greed only sowed what we reaped/ consumed by a beast but devoured from within/