She slips out the backdoor
When no one is watching
Makes her way to the sand
And she's all alone
There for the swimming
Turns her back on the land
The water is cold
Air is salty
As she fights the will of the wake
And she's unaware
That something is lurking
And she's swimming to her grave
Down, down, down will she go
The queen of the ocean
Down to the heart of the sea
She sits on her throne
At the root of the mountain
Her spirit is finally free
She heard a crack
Before pain was searing
Water as crimson as rose
She let out a cry
That was drowned in the current
Her body dragged into the cold
Down, down, down will she go
The queen of the ocean
Down to the heart of the sea
She sits on her throne
At the root of the mountain
Her spirit is finally free
She'll never return
But she's not forgotten
Her shoes still next to the sea
And with them a sound
Of her mourning mother
Crying daughter! Please come back to me!
Down, down, down will she go
The queen of the ocean
Down to the heart of the sea
She sits on her throne
At the root of the mountain
Her spirit is finally free
Queen of the Ocean was written on the last day of the Finland sessions in Finland, Minnesota in 2020. The idea was prompted by mozworth's daughter when he asked her what she should write about and she answered : "sharks".
This is the original demo of Queen of the Ocean. Some elements recorded from the Finland session and later additions from mozworth's home studio in Iowa.
Songwriting by Michael Bosworth
Composition by Michael Bosworth and Ken Mockler
Lyrics by Michael Bosworth
Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass performed by Michael Bosworth
Drums and Auxiliary Percussion performed by Ken Mockler
Accompanying Vocals by Ashleigh Wright
Produced by Jeff Shinrock
Recorded by Jeff Shinrock and Michael Bosworth
Mixed by Steve Glaze at Tone Freq Studios
Mastered by Steve Glaze at Tone Freq Studios
Cover art by Josh Row
Cover art photography by Kelly Treybig