Capricorn Man of war Honour bright The long midnight In the hour before You lose your head The thief will paint The sunlight red Sunlight red Deep blue sea Witnessed by Flocks of ships As they sail by In a tower of strength The sabre frail Will take the brig And raise the sail Caged until tame Go-between is the name Scaring death to the strains of their crying Here lies the tale Of escapists who sail With assassins who kill for the morning Don't paint the sunlight It's virgin bright Don't paint the sunlight Wait 'til the morning light Capricorn Man of war Honour bright The long midnight In the hour before You lose your head The thief will paint The sunlight red Sunlight red Caged until tame Go-between is the name Scaring death to the strains of their crying Here lies the tale Of escapists who sail With assassins who kill for the morning Don't paint the sunlight It's virgin bright The long midnight In the hour before You lose your head The thief will pain The sunlight red