[Intro] Ahhh… [Lead]: Ropes hum under my hands, salted spray licks my face [Choir]: [Intro] Ahhh—ahhh… [Lead]: Fog presses, sails shiver like tense strings [Verse1] Wind claws the mast, teeth on weathered rope Planks groan under stamping boots, salt in my teeth Storm clouds curl like coiling serpents above the bow Thunder drums in sync with the ocean’s pulse Spray bites my skin, iron tang on the tongue Waves rise like carved obsidian walls, jagged, unbroken [Chorus] [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Lanterns sway, sparks snap along rigging [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Fingers grip wood, eyes flare like lantern flame [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Every rope, every sail — answers the storm’s call [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Verse2] Hull creaks, whispering secrets of drowned ships Salt sprays, bites nostrils, stings my ears Masts twist like gnarled hands pointing at nothing Oceans swirl like ink pools under moonless haze Fists thump the deck, fists echo thunder in the rigging My shadow stretches along boards, jagged as storm-tossed timber [Bridge] [Choir]: Heave ho! [Lead]: Lightning sketches veins across blackened clouds [Choir]: Heave ho! [Lead]: Fingers tremble, heart drums against ribcage, tethered [Final Chorus] [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Lanterns sway, sparks snap along rigging [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Fingers grip wood, eyes flare like lantern flame [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Lead]: Every rope, every sail — answers the storm’s call [Choir]: Heave ho, we ride the tide! [Outro] Ahhh… [Lead]: Spray settles, wood hums, wind folds into silence [Choir]: [Outro]
