Extended Calamity

Moody alt-indie rock, midtempo groove with tom-heavy drums and droning bass; verses stay hushed and conversational over minor-key guitars, chorus blooms with distorted power chords and gang-style backing vocals on key lines, Bridge strips to vocal and distant pads, then full band returns with harder-hit drums and a gritty, unresolved outro, Male vocals, raw and intimate, saturated, strong

[Verse 1] Extended calamity Another week chalked on the doorframe Nine more towns under water People sleeping in the gym hall glow Persistent rain on soaked ground Every footprint turns to collapse Strong wind stealing our voices Blowing the roofs off the maps [Chorus] State help someday When even money’s not enough When the roads are gone And the papers wash away But it’s not now It’s not for real In this real disaster (we’re on our own today) Extended calamity Extended And it’s here to stay [Verse 2] He keeps talking about war On a screen in a dry Bright room Says it’s far Says it’s coming While the river climbs into my bedroom All around is already chaos Sirens stuck in my ears New month Same wet mattress Counting damage instead of years [Chorus] State help someday When even money’s not enough When the roads are gone And the papers wash away But it’s not now It’s not for real In this real disaster (we’re on our own today) Extended calamity Extended And it’s here to stay [Bridge] This is not the end Just the middle Long weeks stretching like a flooded field We stand on chairs in the kitchen Facing a quiet Unbeaten enemy We tape the windows Name each storm like a relative Promise ourselves we’ll remember Who was missing from the list [Chorus] State help someday When even money’s not enough When the roads are gone And the papers wash away But it’s not now It’s not for real In this real disaster (we’re on our own today) Extended calamity Extended And it’s here to stay

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