🌊 A powerful sea shanty that confronts contemporary social challenges, exploring themes of youth, identity, and cultural transformation.
From the album “Ballads of the Great Awakening”, this track delivers a provocative maritime folk narrative about societal change and its impact on younger generations.
Key Themes:
Youth identity
Cultural criticism
Maritime folk tradition
Social commentary
âš“ Featuring raw, emotional vocals and a traditional call-and-response structure that echoes maritime storytelling.
Warning: Contains strong political and social commentary.
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Lyrics:
(Verse 1)
Oh, gather ye close, ye fathers and sons,
Hear now the tale of the harm that was done.
Once lads chased dreams ‘cross the wild open sea,
Now they're told they were born wrong—can such madness be?
(Chorus)
Hoist the sails, but the wind's all wrong,
They're stealin' the youth with a siren's song.
“Change yer name, change yer fate!” they cry,
While the little ones wither—oh, who'll say why?
(Verse 2)
The schools and the screens preach a poisonous creed,
That the body's a cage, and the soul must be freed.
But the knife and the needle bring no second birth,
Just a lifetime of sorrow, a wound in the earth.
(Chorus)
Hoist the sails, but the wind's all wrong,
They're stealin' the youth with a siren's song.
“Change yer name, change yer fate!” they cry,
While the little ones wither—oh, who'll say why?
(Verse 3)
Where's the joy that once danced in their eyes?
Replaced by the whispers of cunning, foul lies.
The elites in their towers, they smirk and they spin,
While the children are broken—oh, God, what a sin!
(Bridge – Slow, Haunting)
The old sailors knew, back in days long gone,
A man's worth was measured by heart, not a wand.
But now they'd have babes sign their fate with a pen,
And call it “progress”—oh, mercy, amen.
(Final Chorus – Defiant)
So lower the sails, let the storm winds rise,
We'll fight back the demons that cloak themselves wise.
No more of their poisons, no more of their shame—
We'll guard our own children and reclaim their name!
(Outro – Fading Echo)
So sound now the bell, let it toll loud and grim,
For the ones led astray, for the light growing dim.
But the tide always turns, and the truth will be known—
Beware the dark current that drags 'em from home.
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