Bones Under The Bonfire

[Intro – distant fire crackle + crew murmuring] Crew (low): “Bones… under the bonfire…” Pirate King: Whole shoreline breathing wrong tonight… Sea don’t sound like water no more… Sound like teeth. ⸻ [Verse 1] Dead men dance in a circle wide Barefoot prints by the portside tide Jawbone grin in the lantern glow Whole crew move when the black drums roll Ash fall down like a cursed parade Names in the smoke that the tide won’t save Somebody laughing with no damn face Still two-step slow through the burning rain Church bell swing but the town long drowned Salt wind howl where the dogs don’t sound Every rope on the dock pull tight Like the sea wanna climb ashore tonight ⸻ [Crew Response] HEY! Throw more rum in the firelight HEY! Watch those shadows come alive HEY! Bones still knock when the tide go black Nobody leave ‘til the dead dance back ⸻ [Verse 2] Black feathers stuck in the tide foam white Moon look sick in the harbor light Captain carved his oath in the mastwood grain Now the hull groan low every time it rain Whole sea twist when the captain talk Storm got rhythm in its broken jaw Deck boards shake from the crew stomp pace Flames start moving like they know our names One-eyed preacher with a burned-out grin Said don’t let the shoreline pull you in Too late now, hear the dock chains sing Everybody move for the Pirate King ⸻ [Short Hook] Bones under the bonfire Smoke going higher Whole damn shoreline dancing sideways Night getting louder Bones under the bonfire Boots hit harder Dead don’t sleep in the black tide weather They move forever ⸻ [Bridge – beat cuts low] Pirate King: I seen God blink in the floodwater smoke… Heard heaven cough when the hullwood broke… Now the sea keep time with a deadman grin And the drums kick hard when the dark roll in Crew (chanting softer): Bones… bones… under the fire… Bones… bones… under the fire… ⸻ [Verse 3 – harder delivery] Fog rolled in with a thousand eyes Every flame lean when the captain rise Teeth in the dark by the harbor gate Whole crew laugh like they tempting fate Rain hit sideways, sparks flew red Somebody dancing with a skull for a head Pier start cracking from the stompdown weight But nobody stop and nobody break Drums got louder than the thunder now Sea spray hanging like a funeral shroud Every heartbeat match the bassline boom Like the shoreline marching toward its doom ⸻ [Crew Breakdown] LEFT FOOT — STOMP! RIGHT FOOT — STOMP! WHOLE BLACK TIDE DON’T EVER STOP! LEFT SIDE — HEY! RIGHT SIDE — HEY! FIRE SHOOT HIGH WHEN THE DEADMEN SWAY! ⸻ [Final Verse] Bonfire spit like the sky gone mad Crew all grin like they never came back Captain stand tall through the ember rain Gold crown glow through the smoke and pain Every wave got a face tonight Every face want another light Every lost soul still know that sound When the black tide drums start shaking ground No footprints left by the morning tide Just burned-out rope where the dead once danced And a voice in the smoke yelling one last thing— Crew + Pirate King: “LET THE BONFIRE SING!” ⸻ [Outro – fading drums + ocean] Crew (distant): Bones under the bonfire… Bones under the bonfire… Pirate King (quiet): Dead men don’t disappear… They just dance farther down the shoreline.