[Intro] / ambient seismic rumble, distant siren wail echoing across concrete tarmac, click of a metal lighter sparking / rigid synthetic 16th-note bassline cutting in, dead dry / female French whisper, heavy tape delay Dépôt d'armes de Toropets... le béton n'était que du papier... (Toropets weapons depot... the concrete was only paper...) #metal slam FIRE! [Verse 1] / harsh male baritone, dry and deadpan delivery Ivan flicked his lighter in the shadow of the dome Sold the steel reinforcement, brought the cash back home A thousand tons of powder under corrugated tin General built a palace while the walls were paper thin Now the night begins to hum, the static on the wire A silent greeting coming in to set the vault on fire No concrete ceiling, no titanium shield Just a smoking crater in an open field [Pre-Chorus] #heavy metal kick slam #hammer strike No concrete ceiling! No titanium shield! Just a smoking crater in an open field! #metal stomp #crescendo Hear the shockwave rolling, thirty thousand tons! Turning all your stolen gold to ashes in the sun! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, full EBM sequence Toropets is burning, shaking on the gauge! Another smoking accident upon the paper cage! #metal stomp #hammer strike All the warehouse millions went to Italian wine! Ivan lit a cigarette and ran out of time! Hear the shockwave rolling, thirty thousand tons! Turning all your stolen gold to ashes in the sun! [Post-Chorus] / cold female vocal, distant reverb, minimal beat Onde de choc détectée... l'arsenal s'effondre... (Shockwave detected... the arsenal collapses...) #industrial strike #seismic boom Vault vaporized. [Verse 2] / harsh male baritone, tight sequence Over in Aleksin where the orange vapors rise Chemical clouds are drifting, blinding all their eyes Down in Elektrostal the radar screens go black Counting down the seconds of the midnight counterattack The Blackjack on the runway is missing half its frame Titanium and plywood, but they glorify the name No concrete ceiling, no titanium shield Just a smoking crater in an open field [Bridge] / beat strips back to solitary 16th bassline and distant metal clang / harsh male baritone, low spoken tone Posh Rossiyskiy villa by the sea. While the bunker shivers from the seismic energy. Ninety hired loaders running from the blast. Realizing the empire's gunpowder cannot last. The Richter scale is jumping, the cameras lose the feed. Paying off the balance of bureaucratic greed. / female French whisper Secousse sismique... le feu dévore l'empire... (Seismic shock... fire devours the empire...) #massive metal slam LET THE SHOCKWAVE ROLL! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, maximum drive and hammer strikes Toropets is burning, shaking on the gauge! Another smoking accident upon the paper cage! #metal stomp #hammer strike All the warehouse millions went to Italian wine! Ivan lit a cigarette and ran out of time! Hear the shockwave rolling, thirty thousand tons! Turning all your stolen gold to ashes in the sun! [Outro] / beat slows down, heavy kick fades, solitary Geiger counter and low seismic drone humming into dead silence / harsh male baritone, low deadpan whisper Seismic reading: 2.8. Paper bunkers. Stolen steel. Ivan... put that cigarette out. / female French whisper Cratère fumant... rien ne subsiste... (Smoking crater... nothing remains...) #distant metal clang Shift completed.
