Under Blackened Banners Songtext
von Alestorm

Five thousand years ago
In the age of dinosaurs
A single voice of chaos spoke
In a tongue not heard before
"Heed my words, oh denizens of protoplasmic slime!"
I wield the pirate scepter, this wretched world is mine!
And from the slime rose up an army of the damned
Black banners in the sky, prepared for the command!

Raise your hook
Raise your sword
Fight the world and face the horde
We′re the brotherhood of pirates
We're the sisters of the sea
Sailing under blackened banners
Stealing ships and getting hammered
The destiny of piracy belongs to you and me
Come on


I am the heart of the conspiracy
A secret forged in mystery
From a time before the oceans spanned the globe
Beneath the flag of death I conquer
All those who would defy
The storm has come, black banners fill the sky

Raise your hook
Raise your sword
Fight the world and face the horde
We′re the brotherhood of pirates
We're the sisters of the sea
Sailing under blackened banners
Stealing ships and getting hammered
The destiny of piracy belongs to you and me
We are one, we are all
We are never gonna fall
To the end of all eternity, we'll stand against the law

And now the land lies dead from centuries of war
The protoplasmic pirate horde will rise to fight once more
Ugh!

This moment marks not the end of your mortal life
Nor is it the final chapter in your legacy
This is the beginning
Of your trans-corporeal existence!


Raise your hook
Raise your sword
Fight the world and face the horde
We′re the brotherhood of pirates
We′re the sisters of the sea
Sailing under blackened banners
Stealing ships and getting hammered
The destiny of piracy belongs to you and me