
HEY HO KEEP TIME
This track merges rowdy pirate sea shanty chants and rousing call-and-response vocals with dissonant brass, improvisational woodwinds, and unpredictable jazz solo breaks. Glitchy electronics fracture the rhythm, while warped beats and atmospheric textures deliver an eerie, immersive sea voyage.

HEY HO KEEP TIME
This track merges rowdy pirate sea shanty chants and rousing call-and-response vocals with dissonant brass, improvisational woodwinds, and unpredictable jazz solo breaks. Glitchy electronics fracture the rhythm, while warped beats and atmospheric textures deliver an eerie, immersive sea voyage.
Lyrics
HEY HO KEEP TIME
HEY HO PASS THE WINE
HEY HO LAUGH IT AWAY
WE’RE ALIVE FOR ANOTHER DAY
HEY HO SING IT LOUD
HEY HO WRONG BUT PROUD
HEY HO HOLD ON FAST
WE’RE NOT DEAD
SO THAT’S A BLAST
Left the quay before the light
Said “one run more” classic lie
She said “choose,” I chose the sea
‘Cause noise feels like bravery
Boots were wet, the mood was high
Gold below and sense denied
Captain smiled like this was fine
That smile should’ve been a sign
HEY HO KEEP TIME
HEY HO PASS THE WINE
HEY HO LAUGH IT AWAY
WE’RE ALIVE FOR ANOTHER DAY
Sails to starboard, guns in view
Not a song this one’s true
Powder burns, the deck goes red
Someone prays, someone says
“Sing louder.”
So we did.
HEY HO KEEP TIME
HEY HO PASS THE WINE
HEY HO LAUGH IT AWAY
WE’RE ALIVE FOR ANOTHER DAY
Hello… is it me you’re looking for…
NOOOO
WRONG OCEAN
WE’RE HOLDING ROPES
NOT FEELINGS
What about that one ‘bout sunshine
WE ARE SINKING.
We ain’t built for borrowed songs
Or pretty words or perfect wrongs
Our voices crack, our timing’s shit
But this mess fits us every bit
We don’t sing ‘bout clean goodbyes
We sing ‘bout fear you joke to hide
About ships that shouldn’t sail
And laughing right before you fail
HEY HO THIS ONE’S OURS
HEY HO SCARS AND ALL
HEY HO WRONG NOTES TOO
BUT EVERY WORD IS TRUE
HEY HO KEEP TIME
HEY HO STAY LOUD
HEY HO IF WE SINK
WE SINK PROUD
Wind dies dead, reef ahead
Quiet’s worse than what we fled
I think of her, I almost speak
Take a drink instead of weak
If I stop, I start to feel
If I feel, this gets too real
So I sing not ‘cause I’m brave
But ‘cause noise still keeps me safe
HEY HO KEEP TIME
HEY HO PASS THE WINE
HEY HO LAUGH IT AWAY
WE’RE ALIVE FOR ANOTHER DAY
HEY HO SING IT WRONG
HEY HO SING IT STRONG
HEY HO THIS IS US
NO COVERS
JUST THE TRUTH
HEY… HO…
KEEP… TIME…
Sea still mean.
Song still holds.
Good enough.
