[Whispered, close-mic, fragile] You're so clueless, aren't you? No one sleeps here, not with what we knew. Warheads above us, sirens split the sky. Everyone is praying, no one asks you why. [Deep contralto, chest voice, dark] Hold your breath — count to ten. Nothing bends until it breaks. [Full chest, wide vibrato, resonant cry] We built our homes beneath the blast — pretending every dawn would be the last. Ash in our lungs, fire in our veins — we're learning how to smile inside the rain. [Dark, earthy, emerging vibrato] You keep talking like the room is safe — while windows tremble with every name erased. Children draw tomorrow on a cracked-up wall. Nobody tells them the sky can fall. [Intimate, building] Close your eyes — hear the wires sing. Hope is rusted, holding everything. [Powerful resonant cry] We built our homes beneath the blast — pretending every dawn would be the last. Ash in our lungs, fire in our veins — we call it living, to soften all the pain. [Spoken, close-mic, intimate, then resonant cry] If mercy had a face, it never looked our way. We learned to kiss the dark before the break of day. Every heartbeat echoes — boots across the floor. We stopped waiting for peace. We don't wait anymore. [Powerful resonant cry, wide vibrato, extended sustains, quarter-tone bends] Warheads above us — still we raise our heads. Feeding tiny hopes to monsters left unfed. Warheads above us — burning through the blue. If the world keeps ending... I'll end it next to you. [Spoken, close-mic, fragile, fading] Next to you...
