[Intro]
There is dawn beyond the wreck
There is light beyond the foam
There is something past the sorrow
That may lead the dead men home

[Verse]
The black sails tore like mourning cloth
The mast leaned toward the east
The captain’s wheel fell still at last
And the hungry tide released

[Pre-Chorus]
We saw the color in the clouds
We felt the cold withdraw
No dead man spoke for fear that hope
Might vanish with the dawn

[Chorus]
Dawn beyond the wreck
Gold upon the sea
Dawn beyond the wreck
Is it meant for me
After all the years of night
After all the ghostly cries
Dawn beyond the wreck
Rising in our eyes

[Verse]
The widow’s flame across the bay
Burned brighter than the sun
And all the names the sea had stolen
Returned to us one by one

[Pre-Chorus]
William found his mother’s face
Thomas found the shore
Jonathan heard his church bells ring
And Edward wept once more

[Chorus]
Dawn beyond the wreck
Gold upon the sea
Dawn beyond the wreck
Is it meant for me
After all the years of night
After all the ghostly cries
Dawn beyond the wreck
Rising in our eyes

[Instrumental]
Cello rising
Choir breathing
Bell fading
Light returning

[Bridge]
But freedom is a fragile thing
It trembles like a flame
We had to choose to leave the ship
Or haunt her all the same

[Breakdown]
Let go
Let go
The tide is turning slow
Let go
Let go
The morning calls below

[Build-up]
We laid our hands upon the rail
We thanked the cursed old frame
Then stepped into the lifting mist
As the sea spoke every name

[Chorus]
Dawn beyond the wreck
Gold upon the sea
Dawn beyond the wreck
Is it meant for me
After all the years of night
After all the ghostly cries
Dawn beyond the wreck
Rising in our eyes

[Chorus]
Dawn beyond the wreck
Carry us away
Dawn beyond the wreck
Into one more day
After storm and black regret
After debts no soul forgets
Dawn beyond the wreck
Let the lost be laid to rest

[Outro]
There is dawn beyond the wreck
There is light beyond the foam
There is something past the sorrow
That may lead the dead men home