Ten Steps - Sea Shanty

Описание: ☠️ Ten steps… each one closer to the deep.
🌊 This sea shanty tells the story of a pirate walking the plank, haunted by memories of raids, rum, love, and loss – until the sharks below rise to meet him.
🦈 A dark maritime ballad with bitter philosophy at its end.

🎶 Raise your voice and join the chorus:
“Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.”

⚓ If you love pirate shanties, dark folk, and nautical storytelling, this song is for you!

Lyrics:
[Verse]
Ten steps left, the sea below, the sharks begin to spin,
I think upon me childhood days, where all my sins begin.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Nine steps left, I taste the wind, it smells of salt and fire,
Me first raid on a merchant ship, the spoils of my desire.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Eight steps left, me cutlass sang, I carved a bloody tune,
And kissed a lass in Kingston’s port beneath the silver moon.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Seven steps, I hear the waves, the laughter of the crew,
The day we took the governor’s gold, and drank ’til dawn was through.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Six steps more, me boots are worn, the boards begin to creak,
I think upon me brother’s face, who died for treasure’s seek.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Five steps left, the gulls cry out, the sky begins to weep,
I buried friends on nameless isles, their secrets sunk so deep.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Four steps now, the end is near, the water black and cold,
I see the brand upon me hand, the curse of stolen gold.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Three steps left, I taste regret, the rum still on me tongue,
I lost me love to cannon fire, when all the world was young.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
Two steps left, the plank it sways, the ocean calls me name,
I traded souls for fleeting coin, and bore eternal shame.

[Chorus]
Step by step the plank runs thin,
The sea awaits, the dark within.

[Verse]
One last step, me shadow falls, the water’s teeth below,
The only crown a pirate wears is sorrow’s final glow.

[Chorus – Final, 8 lines]
Step by step the tale is done,
The sea has claimed its chosen son.
The gold we hoard, the rum we drain,
All sink beneath the tide of pain.
No flag can fly, no song can save,
The truth awaits in ocean’s grave.
For all we take, the sea takes more,
And silence reigns forevermore.