Prompt / 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)
Tags
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
Duration
3:33
Instrumental
No
Created
3/1/2026