Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1 - The Captains] [voices a rhythmic, low chant] The docks are burning, Boss, the smoke is rising high! The Jersey boys are laughing underneath a crimson sky! The trucks are being emptied, the money’s getting thin, They’re knocking on the golden doors, they’re begging to come in! You’ve been quiet in your office, you’ve been staring at the wall, But if the Lion doesn't roar, the kingdom’s gonna fall! [Verse 2 - The Boss] [voice cold and weary] Let the Jersey boys have the timber, let them have the rusted steel, I’ve spent forty years of living at the spinning of the wheel. I’m tired of the shouting, I’m tired of the chase, Can’t a man find a moment of a little bit of grace? Give them what they want, let the fire burn its fill, I’ve got no more blood to offer, I’ve got no more heart to kill. [Chorus - Ensemble & Boss] [The music explodes into a dark, aggressive Tango] [Ensemble] But these are the ties that bind! The knots we cannot break! For every life you’ve given, there’s a life you have to take! [The Boss - rising slowly] The ties that bind... the chains I cannot see... [Ensemble] You belong to the city! You don’t belong to "free"! The crown is on your head, the blood is on your floor, And the world is always screaming, screaming out for more! [Bridge] [The music turns into a military march] If you walk away, the sharks will smell the air! They’ll look for everything you love, they’ll find you anywhere! [The Boss] "They’ll find you anywhere..." The secret that I carry, the flower in the stone... If I leave this seat of power, she’ll be standing all alone! The wolves will hunt the daughter for the sins of the old man, I have to stay the monster... it’s the only way I can! [Verse 3 - The Boss] Shut the doors! Lock the gates! Bring the iron to the street! If they want a war of shadows, let them feel the city’s heat! I am still the Law! I am still the Hand of Fate! If you want to see the Lion, you can find him at the gate! [Final Chorus - Full Company] [The music is massive, operatic, and terrifying] For these are the ties that bind! The knots we cannot break! For every life you’ve given, there’s a life you have to take! The King is in his counting house, the wolves are at the door, And the world is always screaming, screaming out for more! The ties that bind! THE TIES THAT BIND! [Outro] [The music stops abruptly, leaving only a single, dark violin note] [The Boss] I can’t leave. Not yet. The price of her peace... Is my eternal debt.
Tags
male, Aggressive Tango-March, staccato strings, dark ensemble vocals, threatening Broadway tension, 110bpm
Duration
3:24
Instrumental
No
Created
3/22/2026