Enter the jade abbey

[Intro – distant ship bell, creaking wood, soft acoustic guitar arpeggio] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – gritty acoustic strums, low cello hum] Salt stings the eyes of the weary crew Tattered sails catch a cursed wind’s hue Map in hand to a shore no man knows Dark Water’s tide where the lost soul goes [Pre-Chorus – rising violin, building snare rolls] The deep calls loud with a bone-chilling tone Every wave hides a secret unshown We grip our blades and we steel our resolve To face the dark where the monsters evolve [Chorus 1 – full band, soaring violin hook, thunderous kick drum] Dark Water’s call pulls us down to the deep Where the dead men’s whispers never sleep Steel meets scale in the blackened tide We fight for life or we die trying [Verse 2 – distorted guitar riff, pounding tom drums] Barnacle hulls of the sunken dead Lurk beneath where the shadows spread A kraken’s tentacle drags a man under His final cry swallowed by the thunder [Pre-Chorus 2 – layered vocals, intensifying strings] The moon hides behind a stormy veil Our lantern light fails to pierce the pale We draw our swords and we raise our cry To face the dark or let the deep us buy [Chorus 2 – doubled vocals, heavier guitar, epic choir harmonies] Dark Water’s call pulls us down to the deep Where the dead men’s whispers never sleep Steel meets scale in the blackened tide We fight for life or we die trying [Bridge – sparse piano, haunting solo vocals] The captain’s log tells a tale of woe Of a treasure that no man should know We’ve come too far to turn back now We’ll face the dark or we’ll drown somehow [Solo – blistering electric guitar, wailing violin, galloping drums] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full orchestral arrangement, maximum intensity] Dark Water’s call pulls us down to the deep Where the dead men’s whispers never sleep Steel meets scale in the blackened tide We fight for life or we die trying Our names will echo through the dark We faced the deep and we left our mark [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, distant wave crash, final ship bell toll] The tide recedes from the blood-stained shore The survivors tell of the dark they bore