A curse fell upon her They say it was writ in her blood A plague stole her honour Her golden days soon forgot When daybreak came crawling The light of the crimson sun dawned The tears of the stars came falling A sullen dirge from beyond But when the storm's upon me You'll find me at the helm's head swerving I will not waste this life I will not waste a moment again Not through the raging winds And torrents from the sky The waves poured upon her They say it was writ in her blood The gales roared around her A brooding arcus above Wrought one callous motion She fell, broken, stricken, undone Lost in an endless ocean Far from the light of the sun The oceans rise This sea without refuge is Black blood deluges pouring down But my life won't pass me by Not through the raging winds And torrents from the sky The signs are right I rise above the salt and brine Waves surge, divide With these hands of mine The signs are right I increase as the tides decline Waves surge, divide This wretched ocean's mine The ocean calls me home Fill my lungs Dragging me under Far from the light of the sun