Barbarossa

Title: Blood of Barbarossa [Female Voice] Verse 1 They whisper tales in the harbor smoke ’Bout a crimson beard and a vow he spoke Steel on the tide, fire in his eyes Storm in his veins, thunder in the skies They say the sea still knows his name Etched in the bones of the wind and the waves And when I stand on the breaking shore I feel his shadow behind my door Pre-Chorus I never chose this legacy Salt in my blood, chains on my feet But when the moon pulls at the tide It’s calling me to the other side Chorus I’m the blood of Barbarossa Daughter of the iron roar I was born of raging water Salt and cannon, flame and war Hear the ghosts of ancient thunder In the crashing of the foam I’m the blood of Barbarossa And the ocean is my home Verse 2 Maps in my skin like faded scars Lines that point to forgotten stars Rum on his breath, secrets in his grin Gold on his hands, and a world of sin They say he burned every bridge on land But built his kingdom in shifting sand And in my pulse there’s a hidden drum A pirate’s heart that will not be numb Pre-Chorus I never asked for a pirate’s name For rusted cutlass and burning flame But when the storm starts to arise I see his fury in my eyes Chorus I’m the blood of Barbarossa Daughter of the iron roar I was born of raging water Salt and cannon, flame and war Hear the ghosts of ancient thunder In the crashing of the foam I’m the blood of Barbarossa And the ocean is my home Bridge They tried to tame me, tie my hands Turn the tide with lines in sand But every shackle only made The anchor in my soul give way I’ll chart a course he never sailed Where mercy’s wind has never failed I’ll wear his legend like a scar But steer my ship by a kinder star Breakdown Red is the beard, red is the dawn Red is the line that I carry on Not his rage, but his resolve Storm in my heart that will not dissolve Chorus I’m the blood of Barbarossa Daughter of the iron roar I was born of raging water Salt and cannon, flame and war Hear the ghosts of ancient thunder In the crashing of the foam I’m the blood of Barbarossa And the ocean is my home Outro When the tide pulls me under I won’t be afraid to drown For the sea that forged my father Is the sea that crowns me now I’m the blood of Barbarossa Let the wild horizon know That the pirate’s only daughter Sails where no one else will go