Ocean Heart Backroom

[Verse 1]
You said there’s a fault line
Running through the tide
Somewhere past the shelf edge
Where the colors hide
Salt on your eyelashes
Maps on your skin
You drew a door in the foam
Dared me to step in
[Chorus]
Slip through a crack in the ocean heart
Fall through the blue to the hidden part
Where all the feral ghosts curl up in the dark
I feel my shadow growing teeth and eyes
Running on four legs inside my mind
If I don’t come back
At least I’ll know where I am
[Verse 2]
We sink like old anchors
Past the rusted nets
Past all the ship names
Everyone forgets
Scales in the moonlight
Thrum in my chest
Tail of a fox in the current
Won’t let me rest
[Chorus]
Slip through a crack in the ocean heart
Fall through the blue to the hidden part
Where all the feral ghosts curl up in the dark
I feel my shadow growing teeth and eyes
Running on four legs inside my mind
If I don’t come back
At least I’ll know where I am
[Bridge]
[Drums drop to toms
Whispered vocal]
Who were you
Before the shoes
Before the mirror chose your face
[Band crashes back in]
Claw marks on the ribcage door
Open it
Open it (hey!)
[Chorus]
Slip through a crack in the ocean heart
Fall through the blue to the hidden part
Where all the wild names circle in the dark
I feel my shadow shedding borrowed skin
I hear the pack song calling me in
If I don’t come back
At least I’ll know where I am

rock, Indie rock band, mid-tempo, jangly guitars with a touch of chorus, warm bass, and tight live drums. Verses stay intimate and slightly dry; chorus blooms with overdrive, gang shouts, and a roomy snare. Subtle synth pad in the bridge rising into a final, shout-along hook, male vocals with a hint of grit., indie rock