WALTZ OF THE FALLEN CITY

Intro – 30 seconds] [Atmospheric synth pad, distant rain, a single melodic piano note, then a low sub-bass rumble enters] [Verse 1 – 20 seconds, spoke-sung, low, tired, intimate] Snow on the asphalt, the streetlights are gold The tram is long gone, but my memory won‘t fold I walk through the arches, the courtyards are deep Where someone promised their soul they could keep [Build – 5 seconds, drums begin to roll, tension rises] [Chorus – 20 seconds, bass heavy, intense, emotional] This is a waltz of a city that sleeps The rhythm of heartbeats on concrete and steel Gone are the faces, but the melody keeps Tearing me down, telling me this was real [Instrumental – 16 bars, melodic drum & bass break, strings swell, bass pulse] [Verse 2 – 20 seconds, same low delivery, more desperate] The final waltz of the broken chandeliers The echo of laughter still hangs on the stairs You asked me to follow, I couldn‘t decide Now I'm just a ghost on a film reel inside [Build – 5 seconds, beat intensifies] [Chorus – 20 seconds, full power, voice cracks] THIS IS A WALTZ OF A CITY THAT SLEEPS THE RHYTHM OF HEARTBEATS ON CONCRETE AND STEEL GONE ARE THE FACES, BUT THE MELODY KEEPS TEARING ME DOWN, TELLING ME THIS WAS REAL [Bridge – 15 seconds, stripped back, only bass and atmospheric pad, spoken-sung] The night is stuck on a broken player The waltz goes on, I'm the last spectator I'll dance it alone, like I always knew This old, beautiful waltz… is just for a few. [Outro – beat fades, final low bass note, a single piano chord, silence] ```