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Lyrics
[Intro]
[chains rattling in the dark]
Low hull
Old wood cracking
Deep horn calling
Like a graveyard bell
[Verse 1]
Black flag breathing
In a wind that smells like blood
Salt in my scars
Tar on my tongue
I carved my vows
In the mast with a rusted blade
Swore on the deep
I would never trade a mate
[Chorus]
Live by the code
Die by the code
Honor among thieves on a broken boat
If I hang
I hang beside my own
Chain to chain
We don’t die alone
Live by the code
Die by the code
Let the cold black water drag my bones
But I don’t sell names
I don’t sell souls
Live by the code
Die by the code
[Verse 2]
Gold in the hold
But your word’s worth more than that
Loose lips sink faster
Than any leaking crack
You break one oath
Every silence starts to scream
You drown awake
Haunted by your own crew’s teeth
[Chorus]
Live by the code
Die by the code
Honor among thieves on a broken boat
If I hang
I hang beside my own
Chain to chain
We don’t die alone
Live by the code
Die by the code
Let the cold black water drag my bones
But I don’t sell names
I don’t sell souls
Live by the code
Die by the code
[Bridge]
Who do you call
When the rope’s round your neck?
Who cuts you loose
When the sea wants your breath?
The ones you fed
Or the ones you fed to the sharks?
Choose in the dark
You chose in the dark
[Chorus]
Live by the code
Die by the code
Honor among thieves on a broken boat
If I hang
I hang beside my own
Chain to chain
We don’t die alone
Live by the code
Die by the code
Let the cold black water drag my bones
I don’t sell names
I don’t sell souls
Live by the code
Die by the code (yeah)
Details
GeneratedMar 1, 2026
Duration3:33
LanguageEnglish
Style
Dark epic sea shanty with ultra-low, raspy male vocals; slow, stomping tempo underscored by rattling chains, hull groans, and distant shipboard creaks. Verses stay almost spoken, close to a growl; chorus widens with gang-style backing vocals and echoing, low horn blasts. Heavy reverb like a cavernous hold, vocal breaths and gravel left raw in the mix for a smoke-choked, ominous aura., male vocals, low, deep
Credits
Prompt byEpicArt214
ModelAria v5
Prompt
Pirate song about Honor among thieves Live by the code die by the code.
No instruments! just chains rattling,boats cracking,low horns blowing. Dark deep Epic low octave male vocals like heavy smoker
