Message in a Bottle

We were free, we were brave
We thought Providence our slave
'Til the sea rose to fight
Sent us hurling to our grave
We cried out as we drowned
But our voices made no sound
In the waves...

Not a truce nor a bribe
Could help us in that tide
All our faith, all our pride
Our strength was cast aside
We were lost to the sea
Sunk and buried underneath
But I...I survived

And it came without a warning
(It came without a warning)
Swept upon us in the morning
(Swept upon us in the morning)
In the middle of our laughter
When all was well...
That unspeakable disaster fell

Oh, we were kings, we were kin
Fought as brothers till the end
We were drunk, we were hazed
We threw caution to the wind
We were gods, so we thought
But we learned who we were then
Only men! Only men...

Pay attention to the warning
(So pay attention to the warning)
If you want to see the morning
(If you want to see the morning)
In the middle of our laughter
When all was well...
That unspeakable disaster
Crashed into our anchor
And sent us falling to our Maker
So heed the words of one who lived to
Tell the tale
Learn a lesson from the men who failed

And I don't know why I survived
I too, deserve to die
Providence has turned His eye
And grace has chosen me to stay
To live another day
Oh, to give this heart a word to write

Of peace (Oh!) that reached through the debris
Of that wreckage I call, "me"
And brought me safely through the night
Of love (Oh!) stronger than the flood
That fills my heart like blood
That keeps me anchored to the light

Listen to what I have found
(Listen to what I have found)
When my world ran aground
Oh, grace was still a greater tide
And all that I have left to say
(All that I have left to say)
To those who've lost their way

Oh, grace can even save your shipwrecked life!