4 Quiet Years

[Intro] [spoken with distortion] "…unrest continues…markets collapse…curfews in place…no end in sight…" [Verse 1] Four quiet years in a basement cold Stocked up water, cans of gold Radio hums like a ghost in the air Telling me things I don’t wanna hear [Verse 2] I pulled my money, let the banks burn Watched the world twist, turn by turn Locked the door, held my breath Counting the days, waiting for death [Chorus] No sunrise, just static and noise No headlines, just power and poise No fighting, just waiting in fear Four quiet years… four quiet years… [Interlude] [spoken with distortion] "…martial law declared… supplies running low… no escape…" [Verse 3] My wife reads by candlelight Dogs sleep, dreaming of open sky We don’t talk, nothing to say Just listen to a world slipping away [Bridge] I try to remember what life used to be A street full of voices, a sky that was free Now all I hear is the sound of the rain Tapping the roof like a whisper of pain [Chorus] No sunrise, just static and noise No headlines, just power and poise No fighting, just waiting in fear Four quiet years… four quiet years… [Outro, Long fade, Distant piano, Radio cuts to silence] [spoken with distortion] And the radio dies… [end]