SKULL AND BONES
(Viking Folk War Chant)
[Intro – Low drums, slow heartbeat rhythm]
Boom… boom… boom…
Crowd (low, rising):
HEY!
HEY!
HEY!
Verse 1 (Lead – rough, low voice)
Blood and bones — in the cold night air
Salt on steel and death in prayer
Man the sails — the wind is ours
Ravens circle, count the hours
Crowd (shouted after each line):
BLOOD!
BONES!
SAILS!
WAR!
Pre-Chant (drums speed up)
Sea breeze cuts like sharpened steel
Cold breath — this death is real
Smell of blood upon the tide
Enemy waits — nowhere to hide
CHORUS (CALL & RESPONSE – BIG)
Lead: Tonight!
Crowd: SKULL AND BONES!
Lead: Stand!
Crowd: SWORDS IN HAND!
Lead: Fight!
Crowd: FIGHT OR DIE!
ALL (screamed):
SKULL! AND! BONES!
(Drum crash)
Verse 2 (Lead – half-sung, half-growled)
Axes rise beneath the moon
Oaths are sworn — Valhalla soon
Shields will break and blood will rain
Laughing loud through fire and pain
Crowd (chant, stomping):
HOO!
HAA!
HOO!
HAA!
Breakdown (DRUMS ONLY → sudden silence)
Lead (whispered, threatening):
To arms…
Crowd (explosive):
TO ARMS!
War Chant (repeating, faster each time)
Lead: Enemy!
Crowd: HERE!
Lead: Enemy!
Crowd: HERE!
Lead: ENEMY!
Crowd (screaming): HERE!!!
Final Chorus (FULL FORCE, DRUMS FAST)
Lead: Tonight!
Crowd: SKULL AND BONES!
Lead: Stand!
Crowd: SWORDS IN HAND!
Lead: Fight!
Crowd: FIGHT OR DIE!
ALL:
SKULL AND BONES — FIGHT OR DIE!
Outro (slow drums, fading chants)
Skull… and bones…
Skull… and bones…
Last shout (everyone):
VALHALLA!
(Final drum hit)