[Intro - A single, heavily distorted, down-tuned guitar riff plays slowly, drenched in fuzz. After a few bars, a heavy, deliberate bass line joins, followed by slow, pounding drums. A faint, almost inaudible sigh or mumble.] [Verse 1 - Vocals are low, almost mumbled, with a sense of weary resignation. Music remains sparse and heavy.] Sky was always kinda grey there, over New Alexandria town Felt the static in the air, yeah, knew it all was comin' down Heard the whispers on the comms, like a sickness in the breeze Just another broken promise, brought us to our dirty knees. Yeah, our dirty knees... [Pre-Chorus - Music builds slightly in intensity, a second distorted guitar might add a dissonant harmony. Vocals get a bit louder, more strained.] Felt the rumble in the dirt then, saw the shadows start to spread Every warning, every sermon, echo empty in my head They said "Hold the line, be brave now," but the line just washed away Just another dying ember of a brighter yesterday. [Chorus - Full band explodes. Loud, fuzzed-out guitars, crashing cymbals. Vocals are shouted, raw, and full of angst.] REACH IS FALLIN' DOWN! YEAH! FALLIN' TO THE GROUND! HEAR THE SILENCE SCREAMING! AIN'T NO GLORY TO BE FOUND! REACH IS BURNIN' BRIGHT! A FUNERAL PYRE IN SPACE! WIPE THAT SMIRK RIGHT OFF YOUR DAMN UNCARING FACE! IT'S ALL GONE! [Verse 2 - Music drops back to the verse's heavy, sparse feel. Vocals are again low, tinged with bitterness.] Saw the Spartans fight like demons, phantoms in the smoke and haze Noble sacrifices offered, in these doomed and desperate days Every ship that tried to leave, just a target in their sight Just another fading signal, swallowed by the endless night. Endless, empty night... [Pre-Chorus - Builds again, vocals more desperate, cracking slightly.] Felt the glass begin to shatter, rainin' down like bitter tears All our futures turned to cinders, fed our cultivated fears They said "Winter Contingency," yeah, a fancy coded lie For "abandon all your hope now, and just lay right down and die." [Chorus - Explodes again, possibly even more raw and chaotic than the first time.] REACH IS FALLIN' DOWN! YEAH! FALLIN' TO THE GROUND! HEAR THE SILENCE SCREAMING! AIN'T NO GLORY TO BE FOUND! REACH IS BURNIN' BRIGHT! A FUNERAL PYRE IN SPACE! WIPE THAT SMIRK RIGHT OFF YOUR DAMN UNCARING FACE! IT'S ALL GONE! [Bridge - Music becomes even slower, almost painfully so. Bass is prominent, drums are minimalist. Vocals are a near-whisper, full of pain and disillusionment, then build to a scream.] Remember fields of green once... [pause] ...or was that just a dream I had? Before the sky turned orange red... before we all went stark raving mad... One last pillar tried to flee then... [slight pause] ...a silver needle in the black... BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?! THERE'S NO F***ING GOING BACK! NO GOING BACK! [Guitar Solo - Not flashy, but full of feedback, heavy vibrato, dissonant bends, and raw emotion. It should sound like a guitar screaming in pain, over the sludgy rhythm section.] [Chorus - Returns with maximum intensity, vocals shredded and desperate. Maybe some off-key gang shouts in the background.] REACH IS FALLIN' DOWN! YEAH! FALLIN' TO THE GROUND! HEAR THE SILENCE SCREAMING! AIN'T NO GLORY TO BE FOUND! REACH IS BURNIN' BRIGHT! A FUNERAL PYRE IN SPACE! WIPE THAT SMIRK RIGHT OFF YOUR DAMN UNCARING FACE! IT'S ALL GONE! YEAH, IT'S ALL GONE! [Outro - Music collapses. The drums might stop abruptly, leaving guitars to drone with feedback. The main riff plays a few more times, slower and slower, more distorted each time, until it dissolves into a wall of fuzz and feedback that slowly fades out, leaving a final, ringing, dissonant chord that hangs in the air before cutting to silence.] Gone... all gone... [Feedback fades...]
