Ghost Ship

[Intro: Heavy guitar riff with a fast rockabilly beat] [Shout] Yeah! Come on! [Guitars stop for a beat] One, two, three, go! [Verse 1] The waves are crashing on the rocky shore! [Guitar slide] The ghost ship plays with the ocean's roar! It followed us, [Choir: Followed us!] now it’s at your door! Yeah! The star of fate is gonna show the way, It stays in hiding till you go astray, It watches closely so you don't run away... Hold the note... [Chorus 1] [Main & Choir] You will NEVER forget how it feels inside! Oh-oh! There is no return to your old sweet life! You didn't get here by a twist of chance, On this ship we’re family, a brotherhood dance! Do you hear my stance?! [Guitar punch] Yeah! [Verse 2] The stormy sea is throwing us around! [Fast double-bass drums] But on this deck there is no terror found! It won't turn back if there's an iceberg ahead! [Choir: Right ahead!] No matter what is coming next instead, No one can tell you, there is no one to find, This ship is empty, only shadows behind... [Chorus 2] [Main & Choir] There is NO WAY OUT, you can never leave! Oh-oh! It chose your soul just to make you free! It’s gonna punish every single soul, Who brought you misery and took its toll... In this human world! [TRANSITION TO Bridge] [All instruments suddenly CUT OUT on the last word. Complete silence for a microsecond] [BASS LINE SOLO: Heavy, distorted, slow walking bass fill rolls in alone — 2 bars] [BRIDGE/ TEMPO DROP: Drums slam in on a slow, crushing half-time beat. Heavy, low guitar chugging follows the bass] The wind... is hitting my face... [Heavy guitar punch] It's tearing me into dust... Yeah... We finally found our place, And you won't see it at first... [Guitars start to open up, building a dark wall of sound] [Low, aggressive Choir] That it protects you from them! From those who never could love! [Full band explosion] IT WON'T FORGET THEM ABOVE! [Furious scream] NO! [Guitar Solo: Starts slow and heavy over the half-time beat, then building up and accelerating back into the driving rock-and-roll rhythm] [Background vocals during solo Transition] Oh-oh-oh-oh, Yeah-eah! [Chorus 3] [Fast tempo is back, full power Main & Choir] You will NEVER even want to step ashore! Oh-oh! All the roads have met right at our door! And the ship will stand like a heavy wall, You don’t feel the fear anymore at all! No, none at all! [Outro] No fear at all, yeah! The shadows are calling! [Slow, final heavy breakdown riffs, mirroring the Bridge rhythm] Uh! [Final heavy chord rings out and fades]