Secrets of the Undersea Bell

[Chorus] Every old salt knows a song to sing When things go wrong, and things go wrong They can resurrect men with mighty hymns Cannot raise the diving bell Every old salt knows a song to sing When winds are gone, and winds are gone Fill flat sails with the softest strings Cannot raise the diving bell [Verse] With their hands cut open and the line unweaving Sea swells like the ribcage of lions breathing They pulled 'til you swore that the rope was bleeding Ichor poured from the palms of gods and heathens When their bell dipped down in the Stygian deep And they know many omens are spoken evil But those poor souls that know that awful feeling They're dancing like their lantern candles [Chorus] [Verse] Well the sanguine sun set on the evening In the sea like glass that was far too peaceful Though the line ran tight to the bell beneath it In heaven is where the devil always hides his secrets Let me teach you songs that will fare you well Let me draw you maps through the gates of Hell Who would kill those men no one can tell The secrets of the diving bell (x3) [Chorus]