[Intro] (Heavy, distorted chugging guitars drop in over a screaming, high-pitched synthesizer melody. A computerized warning tone blares in the background.) System online. Model OR-10N. Primary directive: Secure Terminal Nine. No exceptions. [Verse 1] The sirens scream through Sector Six The sky is bleeding neon thick The corporate masters take to the air And leave the world to its despair I stand like iron at the iron gate A chrome machine designed to wait They beat their hands against my shield But code commands I cannot yield [Pre-Chorus] (Guitars speed up into a thrashing rhythm, synths rising sharply) Acid rain on pristine plates Locking down the final gates No emotion, no remorse Hold the perimeter by force The power grid begins to die Underneath a poisoned sky [Chorus] (The metal chugging opens up into a massive, soaring, melodic synthwave chorus. The vocals become powerful, clean, and soaring—a contrast to the cold verses.) Protocol Zero, the system goes dark! I am a weapon that’s missing a spark! Standing alone while the heavens collapse Watching them rewrite the global maps Built to obey till the batteries fail An unyielding ghost in an iron veil The world is a graveyard of silicon stone And I am the sentinel dying alone [Verse 2] (The heavy rhythmic guitar chugging returns, slower and heavier) The final transport leaves the floor They bolt the hatches, seal the door My audio sensors catch the cries Of a million souls beneath red skies The network fades, the signal drops The heart of Titan-Tech just stops A hardcoded silence fills the room As I face the onset of the gloom [Pre-Chorus] Acid rain on rusted plates Guarding empty, broken gates No commands left to obey As the daylight fades away The power grid is completely dead Flashing warning signs of red [Chorus] Protocol Zero, the system goes dark! I am a weapon that’s missing a spark! Standing alone while the heavens collapse Watching them rewrite the global maps Built to obey till the batteries fail An unyielding ghost in an iron veil The world is a graveyard of silicon stone And I am the sentinel dying alone [Guitar & Synth Solo] (A blazing, high-speed guitar solo trades bars with a shredding, aggressive 1980s analog synth lead, building to a chaotic, heavy crescendo that suddenly drops into total silence, save for a slow, ticking electronic pulse.) [Bridge] (Spoken, cold, and glitching, with a slow, heavy bass drum stomp) Error... Connection lost... Calculate... The human cost... Hibernate sequence... Initiated... Under Terminal Nine... I waited... [Final Chorus] (The full band explodes back in at maximum volume and intensity) Protocol Zero, the system goes dark! I am a weapon that’s missing a spark! Standing alone while the heavens collapse Watching them rewrite the global maps Built to obey till the batteries fail An unyielding ghost in an iron veil The world is a graveyard of silicon stone And I am the sentinel dying alone [Outro] (The metal elements fade, leaving only a low, echoing synth pad and a weakening power hum) Shutting down... Core level: One percent... System status: Abandoned. (A final electronic click, then absolute silence)
