This song is about the Battle of the Saintes which was was an important naval battle in the Caribbean between the British and the French that took place 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War.
The French suffered heavy casualties at the Saintes and many were taken priso...
[Verse 1]
Quest!
Set a course to the battle
Speed is our weapon of war
De Grasse will pay with his ichor
Blood, mutilation and gore
This is a mission of murder
Death is the freedom you crave
We are the agents of slaughter
Swift is the path to the grave
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Breaking the line
Formidable rage
Raking their broadside with fire
[Chorus]
Sail away, set sail into the blue horizon
Ride the waves, that guide our destiny
Sail away, today we fight and there will be
No mercy for those with no grave
No grave but the sea
[Verse 2]
Ride!
Now the winds are a-changing
Into the breach we will sail
Flanked by the Duke and the Bedford
Formidable charge cannot fail
Fire!
With a volley of grapeshot
Blood stains the ocean this day
We are the agents of slaughter
Swift is the path to the grave
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Three thousand dead
France is defied
The Battle of Saintes will be mine
[Chorus]
Sail away, set sail into the blue horizon
Ride the waves, that guide our destiny
Sail away, today we fight and there will be
No mercy for those with no grave
No grave but the sea
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
Sail away, set sail into the blue horizon
Ride the waves, that guide our destiny
Sail away, today we fight and there will be
No mercy for those with no grave
Sail away, set sail into the blue horizon
Ride the waves, that guide our destiny
Sail away, today we fight and there will be
No mercy for those with no grave
No grave but the sea
No Grave but the Sea was written by Christopher Bowes.
No Grave but the Sea was produced by Lasse Lammert.
Alestorm released No Grave but the Sea on Fri May 26 2017.