Shroud of the Starry Deep

[Intro]
[Verse]
The iron lantern starts to glow
Across the freezing waves below
I watch the silent shadows grow
And sew the linen white as snow
[Pre-Chorus]
The salt-crusted bell begins to toll
A map of stars upon the chest
To guide the weary sailor's soul
Into a deep eternal rest
[Chorus]
Rise, holy choir, sing to the deep
Weave the shroud for those who sleep
Under the cold and churning wave
Find the peace they could not save
[Post-Chorus]
The stars will shine
Along the line
Of sacred grace
In this dark place
[Verse]
The ghostly spray begins to rise
It bites the skin like rusted steel
I veil the sorrow in my eyes
And turn the heavy iron wheel
[Pre-Chorus]
The salt-crusted bell begins to toll
A map of stars upon the chest
To guide the weary sailor's soul
Into a deep eternal rest
[Chorus]
Rise, holy choir, sing to the deep
Weave the shroud for those who sleep
Under the cold and churning wave
Find the peace they could not save
[Spoken Word]
They carried maps of forgotten skies
Lost charts drawn before their demise
Now stitched in thread of silver gray
To wash their final sins away
[Bridge]
The heavens open with a light
To break the terror of the night
The starlight guides them to the shore
They search for stormy seas no more
The ocean yields its broken dead
Where angels walk with silent tread
[Chorus]
Rise, holy choir, sing to the deep
Weave the shroud for those who sleep
Under the cold and churning wave
Find the peace they could not save
[Post-Chorus]
The stars will shine
Along the line
Of sacred grace
In this dark place
[Outro]