[Verse 1]
You smelled of tar
And stolen citrus
Maps in your eyes
Inked in secrets
Teeth like pearls
You swore were honest
Hands on my coins
Calling it promise
[Pre-Chorus]
You blessed the wind
As if you owned it
Kissed my ring
Then almost broke it
Called me your harbor
Called me your west
Left me with splinters
Stuck in my chest
[Chorus]
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I drown enough inside this head
Keep your curses
Keep your gilded tenderness
You already haunt the words I never said
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I won’t raise a toast to what we wrecked
Let the ocean hold your faded
Fraying dress
I’m learning how to live with what you left
[Verse 2]
You named each scar
Like they were islands
Laughed at the law
And loved the violence
Coins on your tongue
You talked in riddles
Cut through my doubt
Soft as a sickle
[Pre-Chorus]
You blessed the storm
For steering you near
Tasted my faith
Then spiked it with fear
Called me your anchor
Called me your rest
Then slipped the rope
Right out of my hands
[Chorus]
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I drown enough inside this head
Keep your curses
Keep your gilded tenderness
You already haunt the words I never said
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I won’t raise a toast to what we wrecked
Let the ocean hold your faded
Fraying dress
I’m learning how to live with what you left
[Bridge]
Maybe you’re a legend
Told in tavern smoke
Maybe you’re a lesson
Carved in every oak
Either way the tide
Keeps dragging at my steps
I spit your name out
With the salt that coats my breath
[Chorus]
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I drown enough inside this head
Keep your curses
Keep your gilded tenderness
You already haunt the words I never said
Bless you not
My sunken piratess
I won’t raise a toast to what we wrecked
Let the ocean keep your ghost beneath its depths
I’m learning how to live with what you left