RED TIDE RUNS DEEP

[Intro — Spoken / Radio Static] [quiet, distorted] Red wash hit the east racks first… No unit flagged… no route assigned… Tide came in… without water… [Verse 1] Forks went still but the racks stayed lit Glow in the steel where the shadows split No name tagged on the operator screen But the whole dock burned in a warning sheen Checked the board, ran the lanes twice through Every line said what it’s meant to do But the light moved wrong—no source, no sweep And the color bled slow like it ran too deep [Chorus — Group] Red tide runs deep, don’t follow the beam Light don’t blink right when she’s on the seam No horn, no call, no chain to keep Mark it down, boys—red tide runs deep [Verse 2] West end flickered, east stayed red Radio cracked what the foreman said “Log it clean, keep your lanes tight” But the lanes bent wrong in that painted light Steel took color it don’t usually hold Heat in the air though the dock ran cold No spill, no spark, no load to reap— Still the warning spread where it shouldn’t creep [Chorus — Group] Red tide runs deep, don’t follow the beam Light don’t blink right when she’s on the seam No horn, no call, no chain to keep Mark it down, boys—red tide runs deep [Bridge — Slow / Tension Build] No spill on the floor, no break in the line But the color climbed up like a rising sign If the light’s got weight and it starts to creep— You don’t chase it down… you don’t go that deep [whispered backing] Don’t go… don’t go… don’t go down deep… [Final Chorus — Full Crew / Heavy] Red tide runs deep, don’t call it a fault Some lights ain’t warnings—they’re taking account No map, no route, no record to keep She’s already there—red tide runs deep [Outro — Fading / Radio] [log voice breaking] No hazard logged… system reads clear… …but the light’s still there… [static]