Rapier and the Wave
Rapier and the Wave
By Professor Plague, Additional lyrics by Dylan Blackthorn
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4/4 moderately fast with a dash of Iron Maiden
A: Verse / solos
||: G- | / | D | / | C- | / | 1. G- | D :|
| 2. D | / ||
B: 2nd Verse form
|| C- | / | Bb | F | C- | / | Bb | F |
| C- | / | Bb | F | G- | / | Bb | D ||
C: Chorus
||: G- | / | Bb | F | G- | / | Bb | D :||
%: Coda (Iron Maidenly)
||: G- Eb- | G- Eb- | G- Eb- | F5 :||
Form: || C (intro) %(coda) | A A B C C % | A(solo1) A(solo2) B C C % | A(bass breaks solo 3) A (solo 4) A (solo 5 optional) A B C C % |
Lyrics (shout chorus in BOLD ITALICS):
Verse:
From the gallows the skeleton key… Passed from my father to me
He said it would guide me home… But he never explained it to me
And in the tavern, I was a wretch… I’d sell you my hat for your last swig of ale
I awoke… from a blackout… in uniform under a sail
Verse 2 form:
And on that frigate, 3 days from land… I raised my right hand (!@#$*)
For the promise of rum and a meal… I took up their steel
Chorus:
& I realized I was serving the crown / that had driven the people underground
What made me take the oath and risk an early grave? / ‘Twas only to live another day
& I know I can never be saved, for I live by the crown and the wave
& I know I can never be saved, for I live by the rapier and the wave
Verse:
We were listing, hard to port / I awoke to a ship full of plague
The rocks approaching, I told the captain / He laughed, spit blood and sent me away
Verse 2 form:
With a twist, I turned the key / AT THE EDGE! at the edge of the sea
I found a map in my grandfather’s hand / with a star and an ‘X’ in the sand
Chorus:
& I realized I was serving the crown / That had hunted my own grandfather down
What made me break my oath and jump into the waves? / ‘Twas only to live another day
& I know I can never be saved, for I’ve lived by the crown and the wave
But I know I will never be enslaved, for I live by the rapier and the wave
Verse:
And now, with a black pearl in my ear / and a crew that has mastered their fear,
We seek out an island / with secrets buried ‘neath the sand
Verse 2 Form:
In battle our sword-arms have been forged / MUTINY! By mutiny, our crew is enlarged,
Our blood has turned to fire & Rum / And the war on the Armada has begun
Chorus:
& since I started hunting the crown / it is many a man that I’ve drowned
What made me swear an oath / and jump into the fray?
In revenge for all the days they stole away
In revenge for all the days they stole away
I know I will never be enslaved, for I live by the rapier and the wave
Yes, I know I will never be enslaved, for I live by the rapier and the wave
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Author: Dylan Blackthorn, Professor Plague