Coral Carcass Crawl

[Verse 1]
Crawled through the dust for seven days
Found a reef where the ocean laid
Bleached and brittle, bone-white spires
Fossilized in the funeral pyre

[Chorus]
Coral carcass crawl
I don't need water at all
Just the scrape of dead things
And the song the silence sings

[Verse 2]
Pried a branch from the ancient bed
Pressed it to my ear and heard the dead
They said: "Ride, rider. The tide's still turning.
Every grave you rob is a wave you're earning."

[Chorus]
Coral carcass crawl
I don't need water at all
Just the scrape of dead things
And the song the silence sings

[Bridge - bass and reverb only]
Found a urchin turned to stone
Took its spines to build a throne
Found a starfish, arms all curled
Took its shape to rule the world

[Guitar solo] – [femur slide, crying bent notes]

[Outro - sung low, almost a lullaby]
Coral carcass... coral bone...
I made a surfboard... and I'm going home...
[whispered:] Where's home?
[sung:] The dust. The dust. The dust alone.

Sludge Surf Rock, male, Key: C# minor
· Tempo: 70 BPM (half-time, dragging)