Sparks in the Dark

[Intro] [Deep mechanical industrial hum] [Slow pulsing electronic synthwave bassline] [Deep tom-drums with mallets hitting like a heavy hydraulic press] [Verse 1] [Crystal clear, soft fairy-like storytelling vocals] Three a.m. in the hangar bay Wiping the grease and the carbon away Adjusting the valves on the war-machine's core While the neon rain splashes outside the door Lost in my thoughts, checking the feed A cooling-line fault is all that you need Then the cockpit opens, the landing lights drown And the ace of the squad comes walking down [Verse 2] [Synth pulse intensifies, subtle electric guitar swell] Still in your flight suit, helmet under your arm Carrying the aftershock, the heat and the storm You smell like ozone, like thunder and speed You look at my wrench, then you look back at me I start explaining the actuator strain You smile like you're not listening again You step a little closer, blocking my screen And suddenly nothing here feels routine [Pre-Chorus] [Tom-drums building up tension, symphonic strings entering] [Vocals getting softer, breathy and emotional] The fusion reactor is starting to whine But my heart is beating right out of time You whisper my name, the data-pad falls And every warning light wakes up on the walls [Chorus] [Massive symphonic explosion, high-energy synthwave beat] [Ethereal angelic choir layering beneath her soaring voice] Sparks in the dark, burning so bright! We are short-circuiting into the night! Forget the telemetry, forget the screen You are the wildest thing I've ever seen Between the titanium, the oil and the steel This is the only thing that feels real [Verse 3] [Music drops back to the heavy, clean synth-pulse and mallet toms] The work lights flicker across your face The whole hangar suddenly feels out of place Your helmet is resting beside the old crate Neither one of us seems to care about the late The engines are sleeping, the systems are low But neither of us is ready to go You know every throttle, you know how to steer And somehow you've got me forgetting my fear [Bridge] [Tempo drops, atmospheric dark-ambient breakdown] [Spacey crystalline synthesizers, no heavy drums] [Vocals become ghostly, whispering and beautiful] Tomorrow you lift off into the sky Chasing the horizon, leaving me behind But tonight the Mechs are silent and cold And there's one story neither of us told [A brief breath] Just stay... [Chorus] [Maximum energy finale, full symphonic metal-synth hybrid orchestra] Sparks in the dark, burning so bright! We are short-circuiting into the night! Forget the telemetry, forget the screen You are the wildest thing I've ever seen Between the titanium, the oil and the steel This is the only thing that feels real [Outro] [Music slowly fades to the idling hum of the Mech's engine] [Soft, clear fairy-like vocals, fading out] Sparks in the dark... The terminal is clearing... Main power offline. [Sound of an electrical spark snapping, then a computer voice: "System Hibernation"] [Fade out to silence] [End]