The Drowning Lullaby

[Intro — Ocean drone, distant whale song, single bell toll]

[Verse I — Solo voice, breathy, close]
Come down where the pressure holds you soft,
Where the dark knows your name…
I felt you walking the edge of the cliff—
I tasted your salt, your shame.
The ships I have kissed, they all rest here,
Splinters of bone, of beam…
But you, little pilgrim, you carry a light—
Won't you share it with me in the deep?


[Chorus — Three voices layering, harmonies widening]
Haul the anchor, let it fall,
Through the black and the blue and the green…
We are the mouths that the ocean fills,
We are the ones you have seen—
In the fog, in the glass, in the dream.
O—haul…
O—fall…
O—down where the sirens call.


[Verse II — Duet, intertwining melodies]
[First Voice:]
Your mother warned you of girls like us,
With seaweed hair, with teeth…
[Second Voice]
But mothers never felt this pull,
This ache beneath the wreath—

Of foam, of want, of ancient things,
That surface just to breathe.
We sing the song your blood knows well,
The one you can't unhear, believe.


[Bridge — Wordless vocalise, layered to 6+ voices, rising then sinking]
Ah—ah—ah—

[Verse III — Single voice returns, more intimate, almost spoken]
The water is warm where we wait for you,
Not cold, not cruel, not deep—
Just heavy, just certain, just finally home,
Just the promise you came here to keep.
Step off. Step in. Step down.
The current will carry your sleep.

[Final Chorus — Full layers, distant and close simultaneously]
Haul the anchor, let it fall,
Through the black and the blue and the green…
We are the mouths that the ocean fills,
We are the ones you have seen—
In the fog… in the glass… in the dream… in the foam… in the blood…


Haunting nautical folk, siren chant, dark ambient ocean, layered female vocals, eerie choir, cinematic, slow tempo