[Verse 1: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, mortaring, raw] Captain wants the lines, tide says we leave now One figure sprinting down the pier somehow I dig my boots, shoulder in the gate's cold frame Count out loud so the rider hears my name Wind eats the vowels, so I push them harder still Mortaring breath into a job that will not chill Deck crew watches, nobody calls it brave They call it what you do when a stranger needs the wave [Hook: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, loud, mortaring] Gate holds until your boots land clean Not a speech, a shoulder and a count between Latch can wait, the tide can curse the scene Board the deck, then let the metal intervene [Verse 2: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, mortaring, harder] Knees complain, the hinge complains louder Captain hits the bell like a disappointed boss I do not answer horns, I answer running feet Jagged guitars under me like weather finding beat Racing kick, trash snare, salt across the teeth I was hired for the rope work and the grief beneath Ferry Hold is not a title, it is a minute spent Body as a doorstop so a late life can invent Salt in my eyes, the hinge complaining like a knee I brace harder so the late boots get a path to free [Verse 3: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, gangway thud, mortaring] Gangway thud, boots clear, I step off the frame Latch bites home like it was never out of game Rider nods once, already hunting for a rail I spit salt, shake the shoulder, back to normal scale No thank-you speech, no camera for the deed Just a deck that leaves on time with one more need Mortaring the moment into muscle I can trust Hard song for a job that never asked for fuss [Bridge: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, loud, mortaring] Brace the gate, shout the count Let them board, then get out Gangway thud, latch bites Tide can have its rights [Hook: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, loud, mortaring] Gate holds until your boots land clean Not a speech, a shoulder and a count between Latch can wait, the tide can curse the scene Board the deck, then let the metal intervene [Outro: Mortaring flare-throat male rock singer, breath hard, jagged guitars ring out and fade] Gangway thud, still ringing Tell the deck we keep singing [End]