Anchor & Bone

Intro (atmospheric, whispered)

Salt on my lips, neon moon

Waves hit hard like a bassline boom

Verse 1

Midnight water, LED glow

Compass spinning, still I go

City lights fade into foam

I don’t miss land, I miss control

Screens go dark, stars turn on

Heart like a drum when the signal’s gone

No map, no plan, just undertow

If I sink tonight, at least I know

Pre-Chorus (melodic, rising)

I don’t need a shoreline calling my name

I don’t need a crown, I don’t need the fame

If I lose my balance in the open blue

I’d rather be lost than halfway true

Chorus (anthem but sleek)

Anchor down, let the silence hit

Cut the noise, let the ocean speak

I don’t need gold, I don’t need a throne

I got salt in my veins, I’m anchor and bone

Hands up, feel the tide pull slow

Heart still wild in the undertow

If I go under, I go alone

With the sea in my chest—I’m anchor and bone

Post-Chorus (chant / vocoder stack)

Anchor and bone

Anchor and bone

Verse 2

Messages fade like a dying flare

Everyone wants me everywhere

But out here quiet is loud enough

Waves don’t lie, they just hit you rough

I’ve been loved in temporary ways

I’ve been stuck in borrowed days

If I choose the dark over safe and known

At least this life feels fully my own

Pre-Chorus 2

I don’t need a promise wrapped in chains

I don’t need a hand if it pulls me back

If I fall apart in the open blue

I’d rather be real than perfectly glued

Chorus

Anchor down, let the silence hit

Cut the noise, let the ocean speak

I don’t need gold, I don’t need a throne

I got salt in my veins, I’m anchor and bone

Hands up, feel the tide pull slow

Heart still wild in the undertow

If I go under, I go alone

With the sea in my chest—I’m anchor and bone

Bridge (minimal, emotional)

If the storm takes me, let it be clean

No fake lights, no in-betweens

I don’t fear the dark I chose

I fear a life I never owned

(half-beat drop / silence)

Final Chorus (bigger, layered)

Anchor down, let the silence hit

Cut the noise, let the ocean speak

I don’t need gold, I don’t need a throne

I was built for the deep—I’m anchor and bone

Hands up, feel the tide pull strong

If I disappear, I belong

Write my name in the undertow

I was never lost—I was anchor and bone

Outro (echoing)

Anchor and bone…

Anchor and bone…