This Track was created for the "Nest of Nightmares"-Event on the Ravenveil Discord-Server. -> inspired by "the captain"@gatlori ================================================ [Intro - mournful cello] [Galloping acoustic guitar rhythm with fast, screaming Irish fiddle] [Driving bass drum kicks in 4/4 march time] [spoken word] [Raspy sea captain voice] October dies upon the rail! Set every stitch of canvas, boys! Tonight the drowned shall claim their pay! One! Two! Haul away! [Huge ensemble shout: HEY!] [Verse 1][Fast galloping shanty beat, acoustic guitar and drums pushing forward] The timber groans beneath my tread, (Haul the line through black and brine!) The only living 'mongst the dead! (Haul the line through black and brine!) They pull the ropes with hands of smoke, Beneath an ancient iron yoke! They fear the spark that draws the breath, A mortal man commanding death! [Fast fiddle lick] [Pre-Chorus][Drums pound faster, distorted power chords kick in] All Hallows' tide has torn the veil, Beyond the charts our shadows sail! Where Stingy Jack laid down his bones, To rot upon the sunken stones! Ready for the turn, boys! [Group shout: PULL!] [Chorus][Explosive anthem rock: massive roaring choir, galloping drums, screaming fiddle] What shall we do with a timeless ember? Burn through the dark that the dead remember! Hold up the coal of the cursed wanderer, Tether the souls to the deep sea plunderer! Weigh anchor, boys, pull down the night! The captain has stolen the devil’s light! [Full choir shout: HO!] [Verse 2][Fast driving rhythm continues without slowing down] I row alone through jaws of slate, (Cold the cave and deep the grave!) Where drowned men go to meet their fate! (Cold the cave and deep the grave!) No Spanish gold, no silver crown, Where rotting leviathans go down! A carved-out root of bone and blight, That pulses with a demon's light! [Whistle and fiddle unison run] [Pre-Chorus][Tension building, driving snare rolls, crunching guitars] The cinder throbs inside my grip, It binds the sea, it binds the ship! A stolen spark, an unholy pyre, I feed my veins the black sea fire! Here we go! [Group shout: RISE!] [Chorus][Full stadium shanty rock power, driving beat, massive gang vocals] What shall we do with a timeless ember? Burn through the dark that the dead remember! Hold up the coal of the cursed wanderer, Tether the souls to the deep sea plunderer! Weigh anchor, boys, pull down the night! The captain has stolen the devil’s light! [Choir: HEY! HEY! HO!] [Bridge][Beat strips down to a pounding double-time marching bass drum and soaring Celtic fiddle solo] The Jack-o'-Lantern's eye is torn! No longer man, no longer born! I step aboard, the deck turns pale, The phantoms bow along the rail! [Choir builds into a roaring crescendo] Captain! Captain! Hear us roar! [shouted with crashing guitars] BOUND TO SAIL FOR EVERMORE! [High-speed Celtic reel colliding with heavy rock guitars and pounding drums] [Final Chorus][Maximum energy: relentless driving double-kick, blazing fiddles, full choir bellowing at peak volume] What shall we do with a timeless ember? Burn through the dark that the dead remember! Hold up the coal of the cursed wanderer, Tether the souls to the deep sea plunderer! He will not sink! He will not die! Beneath an empty, starless sky! Weigh anchor, boys, pull down the night! The captain has stolen the devil’s light! [Outro][Driving rhythm speeds up to a frantic Irish folk finish] Haul away! Haul away! Burn the dark and curse the day! Haul away! Haul away! Till the sea has had its say! Row, you dead bastards... Row!
