[Intro]
Waves hit the wall
Drums in the street
No crown in the harbor
No throne at our feet

[Verse]
The ferry came in under siren-gray skies
With salt on the windows and fire in the eyes
A crowd by the seawall was chanting as one
Against the new empire that thought it had won

They said we need guidance, they said we need steel
They said distant power could make the world real
But the fishers kept singing, the students agreed
We don’t need a master to tell us we’re free

[Pre-Chorus]
Across the water
The loud men shout
But every tide
Pushes tyrants out

[Chorus]
No King Across the Sea
No ruler over me
No King Across the Sea
No chains in the salt and the spray
No King Across the Sea
No empire’s destiny
We are the shore, we are the storm
And we won’t be given away

[Verse]
She interviews a teacher with paint on her hands
Who says every small nation understands
The danger of speeches that sound like a joke
Before they become a boot on your throat

A mayor in exile sends word through the rain
Don’t trust the handshake that arrives with a chain
Don’t trust the promise that begins with submit
Don’t trust the flag when the teeth are behind it

[Pre-Chorus]
Across the water
The loud men shout
But every tide
Pushes tyrants out

[Chorus]
No King Across the Sea
No ruler over me
No King Across the Sea
No chains in the salt and the spray
No King Across the Sea
No empire’s destiny
We are the shore, we are the storm
And we won’t be given away

[Instrumental]
Bass like thunder under docks
Guitars crash hard against the rocks
Drums like footsteps on wet stone
Voices rise and stand alone

[Bridge]
No crown in the cargo
No throne in the waves
No lord in the language
That tells us behave
No master by treaty
No owner by birth
No king from the distance
Can measure our worth

[Breakdown]
No king
No claim
No map
No name
No king
No chain
No throne
Again

[Build-up]
The sea keeps moving
The crowd won’t kneel
The night gets louder
The wound starts to heal

[Chorus]
No King Across the Sea
No ruler over me
No King Across the Sea
No chains in the salt and the spray
No King Across the Sea
No empire’s destiny
We are the shore, we are the storm
And we won’t be given away

[Chorus]
No King Across the Sea
No crown above the free
No King Across the Sea
No bargain made in the dark
No King Across the Sea
No stolen century
We are the match, we are the wind
We are the warning spark

[Outro]
Waves hit the wall
Drums in the street
No crown in the harbor
No throne at our feet