The Last Countdown (AstraCoronet Remix)

[Intro] [Low B drone] [Detuned piano] [Filtered ticking] [Whispered vocal] Tick by tick Tick by tick [Verse 1] I wrote your name in ash On the back of my hand Each minute slipped like sand Through a broken glass The room kept its shape But the air went thin I watched the shadow crawl From the wall to my skin [Pre-Chorus] And I heard it Tick by tick Like a door in a storm Like a pulse gone quick No one called No one came Just the weight of the night And the almost-name [Chorus] This is the last countdown Last countdown Hold me while it comes down It comes down If the dark wants me whole Let it take its time This is the last countdown And I’m out of time [Post-Chorus] Tick by tick Tick by tick The numbers turn The room goes thin [Verse 2] Your coat still hangs there By the bent hallway hook One sleeve full of rain Like a half-finished look I turned off the lamp Let the corners win Even my own breath Sounded like giving in [Pre-Chorus] And I heard it Tick by tick Like a train in the bones Like a match gone quick No more lies No more light Just the shape of goodbye In the middle of the night [Chorus] This is the last countdown Last countdown Hold me while it comes down It comes down If the dark wants me whole Let it take its time This is the last countdown And I’m out of time [Instrumental Break] [Heavy trip-hop beat] [Distorted B Locrian synth] [Whispered vocal fragments] Last countdown Comes down Out of time [Bridge] When the numbers fade And the floor goes slow Will you know my face When I let it go? I’m not brave I’m not clean I’m a room left bare Just a final small sound In the cold thin air [Break] [Everything drops out] [Single piano note] [Dry vocal] Will you know my face? [Final Chorus] This is the last countdown Last countdown Hold me while it comes down It comes down If the dawn can find me Let it find me blind This is the last countdown And I’m out of time This is the last countdown Last countdown This is the last countdown It comes down This is the last countdown [Choir enters] This is the last countdown And I’m out of time [Outro] [Beat disappears] [Bass disappears] [Only ticking remains] Tick by tick Tick by tick [Final whispered line] The numbers fade But the room remains