Human life has limits imposed by time, flesh, and inclinations
A world is vast, oceans incalculable, with fortune born by wind
Rhythms of power, endless tides of war, coinage of the realm
All forms of contact, all wages from labors, rages overwhelm
One day the Jolly Roger, flag of piracy will be your liberation
It will be your source of freedom, from the cages within
And without