Eyes open wide… floor beneath… Gone again… what’s the cause beneath? BOB — DEAD — AGAIN… EVE — HERE — TOO… NOT A SCAR… NOT A MARK… SOMETHING’S WRONG… DARK AND SHARP! [Heavy kick drops — Prodigy-style breakbeat kicks in] [Stomping 4/4, Keith Flint grit — fast tight rhymes] “Oh bugger I’m dead — AGAIN!” I stare at the floor Eve beside me — we don’t got a score No bullet holes, no dart, no blow No tripping wire — so WHAT DO WE KNOW? I check the bodies — clean as can be No sickness, no harm — so what set us free? Ruled out every trick, every trap, every scheme Only one left — and it’s MAVIS, it seems! 3-foot run, chubby cheeks, duff leg, fluffy tail Mastermind plot — never did fail! Squirrel assassins paid in nuts? Hedgehog activists — yeah, that’s the cuts! Improbable? Sure — but look at the facts Every other answer breaks and cracks! [Synths swell, beat tightens, vocoder layers rise] Shadows part… Ozzy appears… Grin in place… taller through the years… Uncle Time… and a woman stands near… Answers come… but the truth ain’t clear! [Huge hook — gritty lead + robotic harmonies] [All] DEAD AGAIN! — BUT WHO’S TO BLAME? DEAD AGAIN! — THE PLAYERS CHANGE BUT THE GAME’S THE SAME! ONE SHOT WRONG — NOW TWO FALL DOWN SAVE OUR SOULS — OR SAVE THE CROWN! (ROBOTIC): Not the end… just a different door… (GRITTY): DEAD AGAIN! — BUT WE’RE DYING TO KNOW WHAT FOR! [Faster flow, sharper breaks, staccato delivery] “Great to see ya — who’s the lady?” I say “That’s Hope — my WIFE now” — blows me away! “Did it again Ozzy? Took us twice? Eve too? Explain — be precise!” “I DID IT — to save you — Pride’s on the attack Controlling minds on Earth — pulling souls off track! Darken your heart till when your time arrives You go to HIM — for the rest of your lives! First Acolyte failed — but more are on the way Can’t protect you HERE — so I pulled you away! Council split — the war’s begun Hell’s torn apart — the fight’s just begun!” I lunged for Ozzy — but Hope stepped in fast Headlock tight — my breath wouldn’t last! “We’re dead Bob — get used to the view” “Muscular woman holding me — WHO ARE YOU?” “That’s Hope — my wife” — Ozzy beams with pride “Congratulations — but let me decide!” [Beat strips back — tense bass throb, Time’s whimsical flow] [Female voice] “But I DON’T WANNA BE DEAD!” Eve cries out loud “Things to do — and MAVIS — how’s she allowed?” Uncle Time does a jig — eyes wide and bright “THAT — my dear — is why I’m in the light!” Golden bracelets pulled from his satchel’s deep “Not the same ones — but secrets they keep! Bodies fresh — for SEVEN DAYS straight Come back whole — before it’s too late!” “ONE WEEK?” — “Time’s my friend — it bends and it flows When you’re on my side — the pressure goes!” [Warm uplifting build, swelling synths, emotional core] [ALL:] “And MAVIS?” — Eve’s eyes fill fast “Didn’t plan for her — but I won’t let it last” Time scoops her up — soft and small “My job gets lonely — she answers the call! Infused with cosmic light — see her glow? Travel the realms — help the time currents flow!” Bob nods to Eve — “It’s right — let her go” Mavis shines bright — steady and slow “So what now?” — I ask — “How do we win? Stop the war — where do I begin?” Ozzy pulls us close — arms round us both “Leave the war to US — you take the OATH! Strike at Pride — break his hold and his hand That’s how you save the whole land!” [Maximum energy — sirens, distorted riffs, layered vocals] [ALL:] DEAD AGAIN! — BUT WE KNOW THE WAY! DEAD AGAIN! — DAWN IS COMING TO THE DAY! MAVIS GLOWS BRIGHT — TIME’S ON OUR SIDE! ONE WEEK TO FIGHT — ONE WEEK TO RIDE! (ROBOTIC): Not the end… just a different start… (GRITTY): DEAD AGAIN! — BUT WE OWN OUR HEARTS! DEAD AGAIN! — BREAK THE CHAIN! DEAD AGAIN! — WE CHOOSE TO GAIN! [Beat fades — warm vocoder glow, final line] The gate awaits… the path is clear… Not how we planned… but the road is here… One week given… one heart made strong… The dead don’t end… THE DEAD MARCH ON! [Single heavy drum hit — Mavis’s tiny squeak — fade out]
