[Instrumental Intro - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, atmospheric analog synths, sparse drums, tension] [Verse 1 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums] The first evacuation came before sunrise. People left their cars beside the highway. The water had reached the ground floor by noon. By evening, the whole district was empty. [Verse 2 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums] They said it was temporary; three days, maybe four. The airport closed, then the trains stopped running. On the television, another city was underwater. Nobody called it a crisis anymore. [Chorus - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, atmospheric synths, steady drums, emotional, rising tension] City after city, going down. New York, London, Shanghai, gone. The maps keep changing on the wall. And we keep moving higher. [Verse 3 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, melancholic] Years later, the old subway lines were still visible. Trains sat beneath the water, exactly where they stopped. People used the upper floors as storage. The lower half of every building was abandoned. [Verse 4 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, serious, rising tension] In Rotterdam, the pumps ran without stopping. In Jakarta, entire streets became canals. Venice had closed its last ground-level homes. And in Miami, nobody built on the first floor anymore. [Break - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, heavy drums, intense, dramatic pauses] We should have left years ago! There is nowhere left to go! [Instrumental Solo - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, analog synth lead, rising tension, dramatic pauses] [Verse 5 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, serious] The new capital was built on higher ground. Families arrived with whatever they could carry. There were no empty apartments by winter. Some slept in offices, some in parking garages. [Verse 6 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, serious, rising tension] Then the sea crossed the old coastal highway. The emergency sirens stayed on for six hours. Power failed across three countries that night. For the first time, the northern cities went dark. [Chorus - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, atmospheric synths, steady drums, emotional, rising tension] City after city, going down. Tokyo, Mumbai, Alexandria, gone. The maps keep changing on the wall. And we keep moving higher. [Verse 7 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, melancholic] Children learned the names of places from old photographs. They asked why people built so close to the ocean. Their parents had no simple answer. They just said, “It made sense back then.” [Verse 8 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, serious, rising tension] The last financial district moved inland. The old ports became military zones. Cargo ships passed over streets and parking lots. At night, their lights moved through former neighborhoods. [Break - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, heavy drums, intense, dramatic pauses] Look down... that used to be our home! We´re running out of ground! [Instrumental Solo - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, analog synth lead, melancholic, rising tension] [Verse 9 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, serious] By then, the coastlines existed only on old screens. Satellite images showed nothing where cities had been. The last evacuation crossed a mountain tunnel. Behind them, the ocean reached the highway. [Verse 10 - singing, dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse drums, melancholic, rising tension] Years passed; people stopped talking about rebuilding. There was no money, no land, no safe coast. We built another city behind the mountains. Then the engineers found water underneath it. [Chorus - Final - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, atmospheric synths, steady drums, emotional, maximum tension, dramatic pauses] City after city, going down. Everywhere we turn, the water comes. We keep moving higher, but the ground gives way. There is no higher place left. [End - dark cinematic synth, deep bass, sparse synths, slow, melancholic, dark unresolved ending] The warning system speaks one last time. “Coastal zone... evacuate immediately.” Then the signal cuts out. And the city goes quiet.
