We miss you, fallen heroes,
And time seems to move slower without you;

Yet through the mists of grief

We feel you still, and that is our relief:

For our hearts beat as one.

Your hearts beat within us,

Within the sea of blue.

Long through the day and into the night,
We turn out, leaving behind

Our fire stations and our homes

For a dangerous destination,

A clash with the unknown; but

We are poised, battle-ready, our nerves honed

With steel, and we are not alone:

Your hearts beat within us,

Within the sea of blue.

     Our sirens are the heralds of hope-
From those in danger, never far away-

And to the helpless, they say,

"We have made a promise, a sacred trust,

As our forefathers did and as we now must

Fulfill, for we are firefighters true,

And our hearts beat as one

In a sea of blue."

As we push through the smoke,
Advance our line through the door,

As we throw ladders and

Search above the fire floor,

As we take command 

And we make our stand

We are one true sea of blue.

As we drop from planes

And cut fire breaks,

As we search through the rubble,

As we do whatever it takes

To rescue those in mortal trouble,

As the sweat drips from our brows,

As our eyes meet in battle

With a recognition and resolve,

As drops of blood in tears dissolve,

As we burn with the flame of life

And reach deep down

To find the courage

And the strength to carry on,

Our hearts are one, and your hearts beat still

Within a sea of blue.

When we say "yes"
To the firefighter's life,

When we say "yes"

To duty, honor, and sacrifice,

We are saying yes with you fallen hero.

You are alive in ways that can't be seen:

We follow our dream

In your footsteps and,

As you emptied your goodness into life's cup,

So we will follow and raise it up-

For our hearts are one

In a sea of blue.

Across our hearts and minds
A spirit blows, throughout time, unceasing:

A virtuous spirit called "sister" and "brother"

That joins us to one another

And fills us with the power

To walk this unforgiving road

And lock arms around the helpless

In a rock-solid wall of human kindness

Between the perilous

And the imperiled.

For we are one, a sea of blue.

We are fire patriots, our flags unfurled,
A sea of blue in a circle of lifegiving

That's everwidening

And transcendent of the world.

Your immortality sings within us

To the beat of the hearts in a sea of blue.

Let us testify, brothers and sisters,
To the families of the fallen whose love

For their heroes is deeper than the sea,

Let this be our solemn vow, our destiny:

May our fallen heroes live on
In our every act of courage,

In every deed of honor,

In every discharge of duty,

In every mark of kindness,

In every expression of compassion,

In our passion for the job,

In our every success,

In everything we do:

May you live on, fallen heroes,

In the enduring sea of blue.