Dead Men Still Dance

[Intro] (Thunder… waves crashing… distant drunken laughter) “Raise the lanterns…” (Chain rattle) “…the dead awake tonight.” (Bassline drops) ⸻ [Verse 1] Black tide rolling under blood-red skies Lightning flashing in the pirates’ eyes Old ship groaning near the broken pier You can hear the singing getting near Boots still stomping though the hearts don’t beat Wet bones dragging to the rhythm underneath Rum spilled dripping from skeletal hands Whole graveyard moving to the island band ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] When the storm roll in And the moonlight bend That’s when the lost souls dance again ⸻ [Hook] Dead men still dance Swing low in the hurricane rain Dead men still dance Laughing while the shoreline shake Raise your cup high To the ones the ocean claimed Cause when the lightning split the sky The dead all rise again ⸻ [Verse 2] Ghost captain grinning with a broken jaw Shadow figures moving through the fog Old jukebox humming in the dockside bar Playing songs for the cursed and scarred Every drum beat wake another soul Every bassline digging up the old Whole damn island swaying side to side Like the grave itself came back alive ⸻ [Bridge] (Music strips down to tribal drums + thunder) You hear that stomping? That ain’t the living. (Ghost choir chant rises) HEY! HEY! HEY! (Massive bass explosion) ⸻ [Final Hook] Dead men still dance Even after flesh decay Dead men still dance Till the ocean wash away Storm keep singing Ghosts keep calling out your name And if you dance beside them once… You never dance the same. ⸻ [Outro] (Dub echoes… drunken ghost laughter… waves crashing) “…another round for the dead…”