[Style: Surf-Rock Eco-Apocalypse \/ Sea-Shanty-Rock]
\n[Tempo: Driving 6\/8, ~145 BPM]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\n[Ocean Waves]
\n[Low Ship Bell]
\n[Deep Tom Drum: BOOM… BOOM… BOOM…]
\n[Tremolo Electric Guitar Swell]
\n[Surf Guitar Riff Builds]<\/p>\n
Hoist the sail!
\n(Let ‘er wail!)
\nThe tide is turning!
\n(Seas are churning!)
\nWatch the horizon!
\n(It’s comin’ on!)
\nOn and on and on<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Intro]
\n[Tremolo Surf Guitar]
\n[Sea-Shanty Drum Pattern]
\n[Low Bass Drone]
\n[Crash Cymbal Accents]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nAll along the water
\n(The water’s movin’ in)
\nFootprints on the shoreline
\n(The shoreline’s losin’)<\/p>\n
Where the dunes stood tall
\n(They’re fallin’)
\nHear the ocean call
\n(It’s callin’)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\n[Drums Build]
\n[Gang Vocals]<\/p>\n
Hold the line!
\n(It’s a fine line!)
\nDraw the line!
\n(Hold back time!)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\n[Tremolo Guitar Explodes]
\n[Gang Vocal \/ Sea-Shanty Call-and-Response]<\/p>\n
All along the edge
\n(Along the coastline)
\nA new tidal ledge
\n(In the sands of time)<\/p>\n
What once was “is”
\n(… is now was)
\nThe hourglass
\n(Passed)<\/p>\n
For all time…
\n(Washed!)<\/p>\n
The sands have dropped
\n(The land has stopped)
\n… it’s plain to see
\n(Washed to the sea)
\n… whoosh…<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Surf Guitar Solo]
\n[Rapid Tremolo Picking]
\n[Tom-Tom Rolls]
\n[Ocean-Wave Sound Design]
\n[Gang Vocals: “Hey! Hey! Ho!”]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nStorm comes rollin’
\n(Rollin’ in!)
\nWaves come crashin’
\n(Again and again!)<\/p>\n
Rain comes pourin’
\n(Pourin’ down!)
\nWater finds
\n(The lowest ground around!)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\n[Half-Time Drums]
\n[Low Bass]<\/p>\n
Build it high!
\n(Try, try, try!)
\nBuild it stronger!
\n(… but will it last any longer?)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\n[Full Band]
\n[Surf Guitar + Organ + Gang Vocals]<\/p>\n
All along the edge
\n(Along the coastline)
\nA new tidal ledge
\n(In the sands of time)<\/p>\n
What once was “is”
\n(… is now was)
\nThe hourglass
\n(Passed)<\/p>\n
For all time…
\n(Washed!)<\/p>\n
The sands have dropped
\n(The land has stopped)
\n… it’s plain to see
\n(Washed to the sea)<\/p>\n
Can’t hide…
\n(… from the tide)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\n[Sudden Drop]
\n[Only Bass + Floor Tom + Distant Ocean]<\/p>\n
Where is the edge?
\n(There!)<\/p>\n
There was the edge…
\n(Where?)<\/p>\n
Where could the edge be?
\n(… out to sea!)<\/p>\n
[Ship Bell]<\/p>\n
The coastline…
\n(Found a new home)
\nThe coastline…
\n(It’s a moving zone)
\nThe coastline…
\n(Is on the roam)<\/p>\n
The coastline…
\n(Ain’t comin’ home)<\/p>\n
[Drums Gradually Accelerate]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Break]
\n[Surf Guitar Tremolo]
\n[Sea-Shanty Gang Vocals]
\n“Ho! Hey!”
\n“Ho! Hey!”
\n“Pull the line!”
\n“Washin’ way the time!”<\/p>\n
[Build]
\n[Drums Increasing]
\n[Distorted Surf Guitar]
\n[Organ Swells]<\/p>\n
The rising sea!
\n(Surprisingly)
\nSoaked up…
\n(All that energy)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\n[Maximum Energy]
\n[Gang Vocals]
\n[Crash Cymbals]<\/p>\n
All along the edge
\n(Along the coastline)
\nA new tidal ledge
\n(In the sands of time)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nWhat once was “is”
\n(… is now was)
\nThe hourglass
\n(Passed)<\/p>\n
For all time…
\n(Washed!)<\/p>\n
The sands have dropped
\n(The land has stopped)
\n… it’s plain to see
\n(Washed to the sea)<\/p>\n
[Final Ocean Crash]<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n