Against the Void (On Your Side)

Storytelling, Kicking off with syncopated steel drum percussion and swirling atmospheric pads, electric base guitar riff threads through, joined by Vintage electric keyboard and crunchy drum machines drive the groove, female-led verses float over textured, mechanical effects, with male harmonies and call-and-responses in the chorus, Bridge features modulated synth solos and clockwork sound effects before returning to a layered, energetic steampunk-electronica finale

[Verse 1]
“Have you ever used
Weapons like this before?”
Spook asks
No smirk this time
Metal in his voice
Metal on the wall
Hunter feels the floor
Tilt inside her mind

“It’s not something I’ve been
Exposed to
” she says
Eyes on the case
Hands on her knees
“Though it would’ve been handy
A couple of times”
Ghosts of those days
Breathe in the breeze

[Pre-Chorus]
The room hums quiet
Like it’s holding its breath
Every latch
A little life
A little death
He says
“Every crew member
Learns to stand tall”
She hears
If you fail
We all fall

[Chorus]
Teach me how to unlock the guns
How to steady my shaking thumb
If the dark comes crawling in
I won’t turn and run
Show me where the safeties hide
How to aim more than my pride
If it’s us against the void
I’ll be on your side
(yeah)
I’ll be on your side

[Verse 2]
“Well
We’ll have to fix that
”
His old grin returns
But the edge
Stays in his tone
“These don’t wake often
But when they burn
You’ll be glad
You’re not alone”

He guides her fingers
Over cold black steel
“Breathe
Don’t blink
Count to three”
She swallows her fear
Til it almost feels
Like courage
In between her teeth

[Pre-Chorus]
Target lights flicker
Like a distant storm
He says
“Don’t chase it
Let your stance stay warm”
Every lesson branded
Into muscle
Into bone
She thinks
If I live
It’s ‘cause I’ve grown

[Bridge]
She sees the days
It “would’ve been handy”
Every close call
Every almost-end
He says
“This isn’t glory
This is family”
You defend the hull
You defend your friends

[Chorus]
So teach me how to unlock the guns
How to live with what I’ve done
If the dark comes crawling in
I won’t turn and run
Show me where the safeties hide
How to hold this weight inside
If it’s us against the void
I’ll be on your side
On the line
On the hatch
On the red alarm light
If it’s us against the void
I’ll be on your side
(I’ll be, I’ll be)
I’ll be on your side

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[Verse 1] “Have you ever used Weapons like this before?” Spook asks No smirk this time Metal in his voice Metal on the wall Hunter feels the floor Tilt inside her mind “It’s not something I’ve been Exposed to ” she says Eyes on the case Hands on her knees “Though it would’ve been handy A couple of times” Ghosts of those days Breathe in the breeze [Pre-Chorus] The room hums quiet Like it’s holding its breath Every latch A little life A little death He says “Every crew member Learns to stand tall” She hears If you fail We all fall [Chorus] Teach me how to unlock the guns How to steady my shaking thumb If the dark comes crawling in I won’t turn and run Show me where the safeties hide How to aim more than my pride If it’s us against the void I’ll be on your side (yeah) I’ll be on your side [Verse 2] “Well We’ll have to fix that ” His old grin returns But the edge Stays in his tone “These don’t wake often But when they burn You’ll be glad You’re not alone” He guides her fingers Over cold black steel “Breathe Don’t blink Count to three” She swallows her fear Til it almost feels Like courage In between her teeth [Pre-Chorus] Target lights flicker Like a distant storm He says “Don’t chase it Let your stance stay warm” Every lesson branded Into muscle Into bone She thinks If I live It’s ‘cause I’ve grown [Chorus] Teach me how to unlock the guns How to steady my shaking thumb If the dark comes crawling in I won’t turn and run Show me where the safeties hide How to aim more than my pride If it’s us against the void I’ll be on your side (oh) I’ll be on your side [Bridge] She sees the days It “would’ve been handy” Every close call Every almost-end He says “This isn’t glory This is family” You defend the hull You defend your friends [Chorus] So teach me how to unlock the guns How to live with what I’ve done If the dark comes crawling in I won’t turn and run Show me where the safeties hide How to hold this weight inside If it’s us against the void I’ll be on your side On the line On the hatch On the red alarm light If it’s us against the void I’ll be on your side (I’ll be, I’ll be) I’ll be on your side

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