[Intro]
Mutiny in moonlight
Knives beneath the sail
Mutiny in moonlight
No man lived to tell the tale

[Verse]
We met beside the cargo hold
Where rats refused to stay
The first mate swore by blood and bone
We would take the helm away

[Pre-Chorus]
Three knocks on the barrel
Two steps to the stair
One prayer for the living
Then steel in the air

[Chorus]
Mutiny in moonlight
Silver on the blade
Mutiny in moonlight
Debt that must be paid
Rise, my brothers, rise tonight
Break the curse and claim the right
But the sea saw all by pale moonlight
Mutiny in moonlight

[Verse]
We found him near the compass glass
With no shadow at his feet
He smiled as if he heard our hearts
Before they dared to beat

[Pre-Chorus]
The lantern turned to crimson
The mast began to groan
The captain spoke one word of salt
And chilled us to the bone

[Chorus]
Mutiny in moonlight
Silver on the blade
Mutiny in moonlight
Debt that must be paid
Rise, my brothers, rise tonight
Break the curse and claim the right
But the sea saw all by pale moonlight
Mutiny in moonlight

[Instrumental]
Boots on the deck
Steel in the storm
Blood in the tide
Oath reborn

[Bridge]
The first mate struck the captain’s chest
The blade went cleanly through
But nothing bled from that dark coat
Except the ocean blue

[Breakdown]
Then ropes became serpents
And chains learned to breathe
And every man who raised his hand
Fell down to his knees

[Build-up]
We cried for freedom
We cried for land
The captain raised
His empty hand

[Chorus]
Mutiny in moonlight
Silver on the blade
Mutiny in moonlight
Debt that must be paid
Rise, my brothers, rise tonight
Break the curse and claim the right
But the sea saw all by pale moonlight
Mutiny in moonlight

[Chorus]
Mutiny in moonlight
Curses in the rain
Mutiny in moonlight
Bound us all again
Fall, my brothers, fall from sight
Lost beneath the lantern light
The dead still dream of that one night
Mutiny in moonlight

[Outro]
Mutiny in moonlight
Knives beneath the sail
Mutiny in moonlight
No man lived to tell the tale