The Bells Below

[Intro] [Thunder rolling] [Water dripping] [Distant bell echoes] Captain said don’t look overboard tonight Sea been whisperin’ strange since twilight Chains keep hummin’ underneath the tide And somethin’ down there waits inside ⸻ [Verse 1] Black waves slid against the hull real slow Fog rolled in where the dead winds blow Crew downstairs tryin’ hard to sleep But them bells below started ringin’ deep Old man Jonah dropped his drink in fear Said he heard his dead wife cryin’ near Cabin lantern swung side to side Like the ocean breathin’ from inside Every shadow stretched too long at night Every prayer felt a little too light Compass twitchin’ while the deck boards groan Like the sea don’t like us driftin’ home ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Don’t ring back when the deep calls twice Some bells toll for the dead at night Hear that metal sing beneath the foam Some things under water don’t let go ⸻ [Chorus] The bells below keep ringin’ slow Callin’ up the things we don’t show Black water hummin’ underneath Every lie got roots too deep The bells below won’t let us hide Every ghost still walks beside Hear that cold iron singin’ low Ain’t no silence in the bells below ⸻ [Verse 2] Saw green lights move beneath the waves Like drowned men carryin’ lantern flames Crewmate swear he saw chains unwind From the bottom of the ocean floor tonight Captain standin’ steady at the wheel Tryin’ not to let the crew see fear Storm clouds turnin’ sideways overhead Like the sky itself got filled with dread And the deeper that the night went black The louder them bells kept callin’ back Every heartbeat synced into the sound Like the sea was pullin’ spirits down ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Don’t ring back when the deep calls twice Some bells toll for the dead at night Hear that metal sing beneath the foam Some things under water don’t let go ⸻ [Chorus] The bells below keep ringin’ slow Callin’ up the things we don’t show Black water hummin’ underneath Every lie got roots too deep The bells below won’t let us hide Every ghost still walks beside Hear that cold iron singin’ low Ain’t no silence in the bells below ⸻ [Bridge] [Beat strips down] Only bells + bass pulse Somebody chained those bells below Long before our ship got close Somebody knew the sea could hear Every secret… every fear Now the tide sing back our sins Through the rust and violin winds Crew all frozen, eyes wide shut While the ocean ring us up ⸻ [Final Chorus] The bells below still ring tonight Under black waves outta sight Every soul aboard this wreck Hear them echoes in their chest No salvation in the fog No escape beneath the gods Only iron, tide, and cold And the bells below… below… below… ⸻ [Outro] [Distant underwater bells] [Hull creaking] [Ocean ambience fading out] Captain whispered through the rain: “Some things sink… but never leave.”