NDC 37: Nordic Discord Challenge Genre: Gothic Rock Theme: Black “Black Watah” - Original Song by F1sk Copyright ©2025 F1sk www.suno.com/@f1sk Curse Of Di Black Tide EP playlist https://suno.com/playlist/c2d866d6-cb94-4247-996f-05f45e778ebe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Black Watah” is a haunting fusion of gothic rock and deep-rooted reggae, a ritualistic chant set against pounding riddims and shadowy textures. The lyrics tell a tale of an ominous river, the Black Watah that creeps across valleys, carries the scent of death, and whispers in forgotten tongues. It’s both curse and cradle, swallowing fire and spirit alike, pulling the singer deeper into a world of duppies, cathedrals, storms, and fjords where shadows twist and voices echo from beyond. The song unfolds like a dark ceremony: heavy verses filled with eerie imagery, choruses that chant like a dirge, and bridges where thunder, drums, and crow feathers summon spirits of the underworld. The patois delivery amplifies its raw mysticism, blending lament with defiance. Atmospherically, Black Watah stands as a gothic-dub requiem, a lullaby for the dead, a hymn for the lost, and a reminder that some tides can never be escaped. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] Black watah creep ‘cross di valley stone (uhh… creep, creep, crawl…) Carry di scent of grave dust an’ bone Mi hear whisper weh nuh belong to man (whisper, whisper… ancient tongue, claw hand…) Ancient tongue, like claw scratch pon sand Moonlight bend pon a crooked tree (shine down… twist mi…) Mi shadow twist, but it nuh look like mi Voice from di fjord seh “walk no more” (hear it callin’… no more…) But mi feet sink deeper inna dat dark shore A crow feather float, mi pick it up slow (crow… black feather, fall slow…) Feel ice inna mi palm, flame cyan’t glow Black watah tek, black watah give (tek it all, tek it all…) Mi spirit tremble, but mi still must live [Post-Chorus] It call mi name, soft like chain drag (chain… drag…) It call mi name, sweet like poison flag Mi seh hush, mi seh pray, but di sound still spread (ohh hush now… prayer cyaan dead…) Black watah hum lullaby fi di dead [Chorus] Black watah flow, drown di flame (drown mi flame…) Whisper mi name, but it nah sound same From di graveyard shore, to di fjord so cold (so cold… stone cold…) One riddim, one curse, one story untold [Verse 2] Mi walk long road weh di lantern cyan’t light (dark road… no light…) Each step mi tek, mi lose more sight Mi touch cold wall of cathedral stone (hand pon stone… drag mi down…) An’ mi feel thousand hand drag mi all alone Coconut crack pon a altar side (coconut… crack, crack, crack…) Offer fi di duppy weh refuse fi hide Blood stain mix wid di oil in bowl (Sacrifice feed watah soul) Bomboclat storm weh mi chant loud deep (storm… rise up, rise up…) Still di black tide rise, still di mountain weep Mi eye seh fire, but mi tongue seh frost Truth bend crooked, whole world get lost [Post-Chorus] It call mi name, low like thunder roll (thunder roll… deep, deep…) It call mi name, pull di marrow from mi soul Mi seh hush, mi seh pray, but mi still cyaan keep (ohh hush… sleep deep…) Black watah hum lullaby fi di sleep [Chorus] Black watah flow, drown di flame (drown mi flame…) Whisper mi name, but it nah sound same From di graveyard shore, to di fjord so cold (so cold, spirit fold…) One riddim, one curse, one story untold [Bridge] Mi dream seh river turn eye of crow (crow eye… river flow…) Mi dream seh heaven lock, cyan’t open no door Mi hear drum inna distance, heartbeat slow (boom… boom… heartbeat low…) Mi chant till mi throat crack, but mi still cyan’t go Thunder clap pon cathedral wall (boom! thunder rise…) Duppy man rise when di black crow call (Echo echo, mi fall in trance) Black watah dance, mi cyaan advance [Final Chorus] Black watah flow, (drown di flame... drown mi flame… black watah name…) Whisper mi name, but it nah sound same Echo of drum, mi spirit nah sleep (spirit nah sleep… drag mi deep…) Black watah, black watah, drag mi deep [Outro] Mi seh mi cyaan run, cyaan climb, cyaan hide (cyaan hide… nowhere fi ride…) Mi seh black watah is di womb an’ di tide From fjord to grave, from dawn to dusk Black watah tek all, black watah we trust (Ohhhh Black watah tek mi whole… drag mi low… drag mi home…)
