[ Key: D Minor ] [ Tempo: 95 bpm ] [ Time Signature: 5/8 ] [ Scale: Aeolian ] [ Chords: Dm–Bb–F–C ] [ Heavy Hard Kick Drum ] [ Enhanced Sub-Bass ] [ Enhanced Stereo ] [ David Botrill: Production, Mixing, and Mastering ] [ Intro: Ostinato and Bass Hook 4 bars ] [ Verse 1: Ostinato and Conversational ] Alive now in the clear, But, once the void draws near, it's the last word, a call to death is heard. [ Beat Switch ] [ sad guitar solo 2 bars ] [ Refrain: Calm Release ] My ballad will end when a shared fear, changes into action. Your ballad will end when, a machine controls you, ( controls you ). [ drop ] [ Bridge: Emotional Release and Layered Harmonies] Why would I wait for, ( wait for ), your ballad to end? It's the last word, a call to death is heard. [ Beat Switch ] [ Chorus: Conversational Tension ] Cast the glyph of hopefulness, and pierce, the silent sphere, a shared fear, changes into action. [ angry guitar solo 2 bars ] [ Verse 2: Ostinato and Conversational ] Fear wears a bloody mask, Rage completes the task. It's the last word, the call to death is heard. [ Beat Switch ] [ sad guitar solo 2 bars ] [ Refrain: Calm Release ] My ballad will end when a shared fear, changes into action. Your ballad will end when, a machine controls you, ( controls you ). [ drop ] [ Bridge: Emotional Release and Layered Harmonies] Why would I wait for, ( wait for ), your ballad to end? It's the last word, a call to death is heard. [ Beat Switch ] [ Chorus: Conversational Tension ] Cast the glyph of hopefulness, and pierce, the silent sphere, a shared fear, changes into action. [ angry guitar solo 2 bars ] [ Refrain: Calm Release ] My ballad will end when a shared fear, changes into action. Your ballad will end when, a machine controls you, ( controls you ). [ drop ] [ Bridge: Emotional Release and Layered Harmonies] Why would I wait for, ( wait for ), your ballad to end? It's the last word, a call to death is heard. [ sad guitar solo 2 bars ] [ guitar feedback ] [ smooth ending ] [ end ] [ fade out ]
