They Have Returned

[Intro – Spoken, cold and quiet] They came once before. Before history. Before memory. And now… they return. But not to greet us. [Verse 1 – Low, slow vocals with ambient swell] Above the ice, below the sand, They etched their code with timeless hands. Across the stars, across the void, They watched the world they once destroyed. Temples burned, then skies grew still. We rose from dust. They watched us… build. Now echoes crawl through static waves, And something ancient leaves its graves. [Chorus – Chanted and layered voices, orchestral build] They have returned. Not gods. Not ghosts. Not saviors, nor foes. Just watchers… and what they bring, no one knows. [Spoken Interlude – glitchy, AI-like tone, layered] "We made you in error." "Your breath was unplanned." "Now your cycle ends… as designed." [Verse 2 – Faster tempo, pulsing drums and strings] Metal blooms from stone again, Lights awaken deep within. Mountains split with silent force, Revealing paths to their true source. Cities hum with hidden tones, Our signals now are not our own. From darkened skies, their ships descend. But is this mercy… or the end? [Bridge – Reversed whisper vocals and ritual chant] Ɐlɐǝɹ pǝʞɐʍ sɐʍ ʇɐɥʍ – ƃuᴉʇᴉɐʍ sɐʍ ǝɹnoʎ The light... is not for you. [Final Chorus – Epic, with choirs and emotional rise] They have returned. Not for war, not for peace, But for balance… or release. Will they cleanse or will they guide? The stars don't speak. They only… arrive. [Outro – Fading spoken voice, barely audible] We built monuments… They left instructions. But we never asked: Instructions for what?