Abney Park - Airship Pirate

Our fires high and the airbags tight
Food's low but the skies are bright
Props spinning all through the night
We're low on cash but seen another target

Goggles down and the cannons up
My blood starts pumping as I drain my cup
I give the wheel a spin and I turn this girl around
We're way above ground but we're closed in on our target

Flying Jib is filled with air
East India ships filled with despair
We even up, her broadsides bare
Our cannons flair but its just a show of muscle

Steady on, she doesnt need to burn
She tries to flee and she tries to turn
Grappling fire, we latch her hull
Shes starting to roll, but weve got her on a leash

With a crew of drunken pilots
Were the only airship pirates
Were full of hot air and were starting to rise
Were the terror of the skies, but a danger to ourselves now

Expendable crew starts to reel her in
Our swords are sharpened and we're ready to sin
Im three miles up, we're about to swing aboard
My tether's made of leather so Im not about to fall here

A swish of air and my boots hit deck
No cash, no fuel, no not a speck
Our grape shots made this bird a wreck
And a glance below deck shows a crew of nuns and orphans

With a crew of drunken pilots
Were the only airship pirates
Were full of hot air and were starting to rise
Were the terror of the skies, but a danger to ourselves

Category:

Music

Tags:

• steampunk
• abneypark
• airshippirates

[Castellorization]

@GreenDayWolfyxx The belief that everything would be more awesome if it was powered by steam and everyone behaved like the Victorians.

I can't fault it, really. Steam is awesome.

[littlenannybot]

you know all those stories about kids running off to join the circus? not me. I ran off to join the crew of an airship.

[jacyrain]

awesome!

[TheCommanderRay]

@Castellorization why the clunky steampunk, if you could use equally awesome dieselpunk... same as what you described only with diesel engines (which the plane in the vid seems to use according to its motor sound) they only emit black smoke instead of grey (diesel - steam/coal). just a suggestion.

[QueenOfDrama97]

love the song!!!

[IamGreg73]

groups/107943175984420/

[KarmStarkiller]

Listening to this at top volume and I still wish I could turn it up more!

[Spikydragon69]

@KylenPhylar The Cog is Dead,Dr.Steel,The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer and Professor Elemental to name a couple....although I'm still finding more and more the further I dig! :D

[noideatofillthiscase]

those lyrics have just...so much double meanings xD

[ramdomawesom]

Maze MIDIic videos

[Gureilla123]

This song is great. They really should make a proper music video for this!! I bet you it would be awesome, oh well we can live in hope.

[Pryce2112]

Oh my god, i havent listened to this song in years.