⸻ 🎼 “I Need the Antidote (Black Flag — Gold Tide)” ⸻ [Intro | ocean wind | creaking ship | distant fiddle] Wind in the sails and the black flag flies Salt in the air and fire in our eyes Deck boards groan as the tide rolls in Another night, another sin Yo-ho ⸻ [Verse 1 | stomp rhythm | fiddle + drum crate] Gold in the mind, steel in the hand We take what we can, no law of the land Every port just another score Every chest we’re hunting for Cannon smoke and a shouted cry Boarding fast as the ships collide No retreat, no turning back Just the pull of the gold we lack ⸻ [Pre-Chorus | rising chant | low choir] Hear the waves call out our name Every tide the same old game We don’t stop, we don’t slow Where the treasure lies, we go ⸻ [Chorus | big chant | crew vocals] I need the antidote Gold in my blood and the sea in my soul I need the antidote But I’ll never have enough to feel whole I need the antidote More and more Evermore Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 1 | stomp + claps | crew shout] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Raise the black, set sail Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out We never fail ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 0 | fiddle run + accordion stab | short] ⸻ [Verse 2 | faster phrasing | rolling rhythm] Rum in the gut and a blade on the side Treasure maps and a deadly tide Every coin that we stack away Gone again by the break of day Tavern lights and the laughter loud Spending fast with a reckless crowd But the itch comes back again So we take to the sea, my friend ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 | stronger | layered chant] No shore keeps us satisfied No gold ever turns the tide Every haul just feeds the flame And we’re never the same ⸻ [Chorus 2 | bigger | full band] I need the antidote Gold in my blood and the sea in my soul I need the antidote But I’ll never have enough to feel whole I need the antidote More and more Evermore Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 2 | escalation | heavier stomp] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Storm or flame, we ride Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out No place to hide ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 1 | electric guitar + fiddle duel | fast] ⸻ [Bridge / Verse 3 | drop → rebuild | darker tone] One day the sea will take her due Every man in this reckless crew All the gold won’t buy us peace Only feeds the hunger’s feast Still we sail into the night Chasing flame, chasing fight If this curse is what we are We’ll burn bright and die hard ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 2 | accordion + drums + wave crash] ⸻ [Final Chorus | biggest | full crew + choir] I need the antidote But the sea won’t ever let me go I need the antidote And the gold just pulls me deeper below I need the antidote No turning back No control Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Outro Chant | fading | crew voices] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Ride the tide again Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Till the bitter end ⸻ [Final Line | rough, satisfied] Gold… or the grave ⸻
