RUM FOR RITUAL

INTRO — radio static + distant drums] “…don’t let the tide inside…” BOOM BOOM BOOM ⸻ [HOOK] RUM FOR THE RITUAL WHOLE SHIP ROCK WHEN THE BLACK DRUM HIT SKY CAME DOWN TO THE WATERLINE NOW THE WAVES WON’T SIT RUM FOR THE RITUAL FIRE STILL BURN IN THE POURING RAIN DEAD MEN STOMP WHEN THE FLOORBOARDS SHAKE LIKE THE SEA GOT CHAINS ⸻ [VERSE 1] Storm got teeth tonight Bit the moon clean down the middle Fog know everybody name Whisper low through the shipyard whistles Fish fell out the clouds still breathing Crew just kicked em off the deck One wave walked beside the ship Tall enough to block what’s left Bell still ring from underwater Nobody left inside that church Compass spun until it snapped Like the north got dragged through dirt ⸻ [PRE-HOOK] Ropes move on their own now Knots pull tight like living veins Whole damn deck start breathing Every time we scream the name ⸻ [HOOK] RUM FOR THE RITUAL WHOLE SHIP ROCK WHEN THE BLACK DRUM HIT SKY CAME DOWN TO THE WATERLINE NOW THE WAVES WON’T SIT RUM FOR THE RITUAL FIRE STILL BURN IN THE POURING RAIN DEAD MEN STOMP WHEN THE FLOORBOARDS SHAKE LIKE THE SEA GOT CHAINS ⸻ [CHANT BREAK — percussion heavy] HEY HEY DRINK IT DOWN DON’T LET THE DARK SIT STILL HEY HEY MASKS OFF NOW WHOLE SEA GOT A HEARTBEAT ⸻ [VERSE 2] Church bells scream underwater Lightning crawl across the mast Captain laugh into the thunder Like he know this storm won’t last Saw the horizon fold sideways Then unfold with another moon North wind hanging from the rigging Like somebody killed it too Crew all dancing outta rhythm Still somehow stay perfectly locked One shadow climbed out the ocean Started scratching at the dock ⸻ [FINAL HOOK — giant crew vocals] RUM FOR THE RITUAL BLACK TIDE RUN THROUGH EVERY VEIN NO STARS LEFT BUT THE CREW STILL MOVE LIKE THEY CAN’T FEEL PAIN RUM FOR THE RITUAL DRUMS TOO LOUD FOR GOD TO SPEAK WHOLE NIGHT TWIST WHEN THE CAPTAIN WALK AND THE DEAD DON’T SLEEP ⸻ [OUTRO — fading chants] HEY HEY HEY HEY “…captain…” “…the ocean remember us…” radio dies