[Verse 1] On the shore where the grey tide crawls Lies a shadow of breath and bone A mountain of flesh with a failing heart Far from the depths it owned [Verse 2] Eyes half closed in the salted wind Skin like stone in the dying light It sings no song, just a broken groan That drifts through the falling night [Pre-Chorus] Men gather ‘round with their ropes and cries With their buckets and borrowed grace But the sea stands still — like it’s lost its will And won’t claim what it can’t replace [Chorus] Oh the great one falls where the small men stand With their plans and their shaking hands But the tide won’t turn for a dying king No mercy in these lands [Verse 3] They push and they pull at the lifeless weight Shout orders into the foam But the beast once crowned in a world of blue Has no strength to carry it home [Verse 4] And a child steps close with a trembling hand Touches skin cold as clay Says “Why won’t it move? Why won’t it breathe?” But no one can find what to say [Bridge] Roll it, drag it — make it rise Curse the sea and curse the skies Call it hope but the truth runs thin You can’t put the storm back in [Chorus] Oh the great one falls where the small men stand With their prayers they don’t understand For the tide won’t turn and the breath won’t come No saving a broken land Yeah the great one dies while the crowd denies What is slipping right through their hands Just a fading sound in the hollow ground No king for these empty sands [Outro] And the waves come late… like they’ve missed their cue Just a whisper against the shore And the body stays where the life gave way To the deep it will know no more
