Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

They say a black soul wears a white shirt
Beneath the skin true malevolence will hide
Look a man in the eye as you stand on his back
And keep your company always in shirts of black

Your hatred pulls you down to the cold hard ground
Relenting grip subdues your cry
Abhorrence fueled by desperate days
Eternally resolved hold fast your life slips by

Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil

A man may never know how well his ship floats
A mighty storm may break and drag the bastard down
Sinking ships in the night fight with all of their will

May they never die with wildmen at the helm

Well come away with me to the ends of the sea
And leave behind lands title and your shame
We'll hang one foot in the grave toast aloud to better days
Forgive our enemies but wont forget their names

Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Influence knows no boundary
Deliver ourselves from wrong
Pestilence grows between them
As reverence now is gone