Albatros

[Intro]
(hypnotic single-riff motif, repeated; bass enters, cymbal wash)

[Verse 1]
Grey bird on the water, circling slow
Carries the storm where the cold winds blow
I built my tower out of rust and rain
Watched it sink down in the southern pain

[Pre-Chorus]
And it pulls — and it pulls —
Like a tide on the stone
And it pulls — and it pulls —
Till I'm standing alone

[Chorus]
Albatross, hang your wings on my chest
Albatross, give my heavy heart no rest
Round the harbor the black water crawls
Albatross — and the sky starts to fall

[Verse 2]
Chains on the dock and a debt in my blood
Every road I ever walked turned to mud
There's a weight that a man cannot throw
Like a bird that won't let a sailor go

[Pre-Chorus]
And it pulls — and it pulls —
Like a tide on the stone
And it pulls — and it pulls —
Till I'm standing alone

[Chorus]
Albatross, hang your wings on my chest
Albatross, give my heavy heart no rest
Round the harbor the black water crawls
Albatross — and the sky starts to fall

[Bridge]
(spoken, low, over hypnotic single chord)
I wear it like a cross...
I carry it like a name...
(whisper)
Al-ba-tross...
(full band crush returns, tempo builds)

[Guitar Solo]
(slow screeching bends, wah-drenched lead, feedback over repeating theme)

[Chorus — final, doubled vocals + ad-libs]
Albatross, hang your wings on my chest
Albatross, give my heavy heart no rest
Round the harbor the black water crawls
Albatross — and the sky starts to fall

[Outro]
(single guitar on the motif, fading feedback)
...albatross... (whispered)