This is a song about courage, redemption, and being the captain of your own ship. This is yet another track which had been inspired by a friend’s story of hardship and eventual conquering. It was written as a song that was intended to calm the listener, yet energize them at the same time. It’s a song that inspires you to carry on despite the setbacks in life, and that allows you to forgive yourself for not having known the things you know now.
This is a song about taking risks, forgiving yourself for past mistakes and knowing that there are blue skies ahead. This upbeat number kicks off with an energizing pop-rock intro, which grows in its depth and meaning much like the powerful and poignant storytelling vocals that accompany it. The lyrics carry a nautical theme and pirate references to classic trials and tribulations one faces at sea, and the song draws to a close with a signature Bad Knights reprise and nymphic chanting as it sails into the great beyond.
lyrics
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You know
I’ve been feeling
the weight of something
and i’m not sure what kind
Theres always been this knowing
when life ain’t glowing
everythings gonna be alright.
Aye, Aye, Aye
I think its time
It feels like, I’ve been alive
but done no living
so phoenix rise, I’m setting fire
to things that just
ain’t givin
This ships going sailing wide
i’m the captain on this pirate ship, mate
and those good times a comin
i’d just fallen in need of some meaning and bearings
but now my headings set
to soul
just one captain on this pirate ship, mate
so no point in waitin
it’s different seas, when you’re living free
horizons blue, north true
It feels like, i’m bleeding fire
there’s good winds blowing
so phoenix fly, say goodbye
to lands that
lost all meaning
I can feel it
I can feel it
I can feel
I’m the captain on this pirate ship, mate
through storms and raining
i’ve just been following me
on my own soul searching
but now i’m good,
to go.
Just one captain on this pirate ship, mate
charts and canvas are changing
setting sail, blue pirate skies
the first days of the rest
of your life
Of your life
You’ll find yourself
On those seas
Sail on, Sail On
You’ve got places to be
live the Pirate way
live the Pirate way
I live the Pirate way
I lived the pirate way
and my life will clean my slate
I lived the pirate way
and my life will clean my slate
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