The Archive vs. The Eraser (Ethereal Sludge Techno Mix)

[Intro] [Beautiful echoing tragic solo grand piano melody] [Cold sharp heavily compressed dark synth loop answers, clashing key] [Verse 1] [Female Vocals, low pitch, singing softly over melancholic grand piano] One room is keeping every shadow alive Framing the ghosts so the memories survive Every birthday circled in a bleeding red Speaking the name of the unforgotten dead [Smooth Gothic Male Vocals, clean mid-range low whisper over dark synth] Turn the frame around, push it out of sight Lock the attic door, bury it in the night Change the subject quick when the air gets cold Leave the story half-written and untold [Pre-Chorus] [Both musical elements collide, guitars begin to chug aggressively] [Female Vocals, building tension] A house split open down a central line Two different factions fighting for the spine One needs to remember to keep from letting go One needs to forget to survive the undertow [Chorus] [CRUSHING DROP] [Massive wall of down-tuned nu-metal guitar riffs, heavy industrial rock drums] [Female Lead powerful sharp rock belt, high emotional desperation] The Archive builds the temple stone by stone! The Eraser burns the bridges to the bone! [Smooth Gothic Male Backing Vocals clean mid-range harmony, projecting strength] Bury the past! Keep it alive! [Female Lead] A civil war inside a crowded room Trapped between the memory and the tomb! [Verse 2] [Guitars drop out, returning to competing piano and dark synth loop] [Female Vocals, low tone, melancholy] The Archivist is crying over faded lace Clinging to the profile of a missing face If we lose the sorrow then we lose the spark So we stay together freezing in the dark [Smooth Gothic Male Vocals, clean mid-range delivery] The Eraser stares ahead with an iron stare Walking past the hallway like there's nothing there If you look behind you, you will lose your mind Safety is the distance that you leave behind [Pre-Chorus] [Build-up with rising sharp clean strings, fast driving double-bass drumming] [Female Vocals] A house split open down a central line Two different factions fighting for the spine One needs to remember to keep from letting go One needs to forget to survive the undertow [Chorus] [CRUSHING DROP] [Massive explosive shift, heavy gothic metal instrumentation blasting] [Female Lead powerful sharp rock belt] The Archive builds the temple stone by stone! The Eraser burns the bridges to the bone! [Smooth Gothic Male Backing Vocals clean mid-range harmony] Bury the past! Keep it alive! [Female Lead] A civil war inside a crowded room Trapped between the memory and the tomb! [Bridge] [The music slows to a heavy dramatic gothic rock march, prominent dark strings] [Female Lead powerful emotional rock belt] How do we breathe in the middle of the flame? When half of us is crying and the other hides the name? [Smooth Gothic Male Backing Vocals clean mid-range harmony underneath] Pick a side or break apart! Pick a side or break apart! [Guitar Solo] [Dual harmonized alternative rock guitar solos, one emotional, one sharp and mechanical] [Chorus] [Final ultimate climax, maximum volume, heaviest riffs] [Female Lead powerful sharp rock belt] The Archive builds the temple stone by stone! The Eraser burns the bridges to the bone! [Smooth Gothic Male Backing Vocals clean mid-range harmony] Bury the past! Keep it alive! [Female Lead] A civil war inside a crowded room Trapped between the memory and the tomb! [Outro] [All heavy instrumentation cuts out instantly] [Grand piano and dark synth loop play their opening lines simultaneously, clashing and unresolved] [Female Vocals, quiet unaccompanied whisper] Remember. [Smooth Gothic Male Vocals, quiet clean whisper] Forget. [Both sounds cut sharply to absolute silence] [End]