HARBOUR LINES AWAKEN

[Intro – Fog + dock bell + distant crew hum] …hold the line… …hold the line… …something stirs below the tide… [Verse 1 – Lead Sailor (low, steady)] Harbour lines are waking slow Through the mist where cargo flows Chains awake and timbers groan Like the dock has found a tone We were quiet for too long Now the water hums a song Every crate begins to breathe As the night refuses leave [Crew Response – distant, echoing] Hold fast… (hold fast…) Don’t ask… (don’t ask…) Something’s moving in the deep… Something’s waking from its sleep… [Verse 2 – Lead Sailor] Lanterns flicker on the rail Reading stories in the sail Nothing here is still or tame Even silence knows its name Lines extend across the dark Every signal leaves a mark We were waiting for this call Now the harbour holds us all [Pre-Chorus – rising stomp rhythm begins] Hear the wood begin to sing Hear the iron chains that ring Every shadow starts to show Where the hidden currents go [Chorus – Crew Chant (slow, powerful)] Wake the line… (wake the line…) Hold the tide… (hold the tide…) Harbour doors are opening wide… Wake the line… (wake the line…) Let it rise… (let it rise…) Something moves beneath the skies… [Bridge – Whispered dock transmission] cargo systems active narrative alignment unstable dock response: awake [Final Chorus – fuller crew, slightly louder] Wake the line… (wake the line…) Hold the tide… (hold the tide…) Everything begins tonight… Wake the line… (wake the line…) Feel the sign… (feel the sign…) Harbour lights come back to life… [Outro – fog horns fading + crew hum returns] …hold the line… …the dock is listening… …something has begun…