VOYAGE

[Instrumental Intro + dark electronic, 108 BPM, deep sustained bass, warm analog synths, slow arpeggiated synth patterns, oppressive atmosphere] [Verse 1 + deep sustained bass, warm analog synths, clean punchy drums, restrained delivery] Day one, the doors were locked at 08:15 My father stayed behind, he wouldn't leave We watched the launch through cameras in the hall Then lost the Earth behind the engine wall [Verse 2 + slow arpeggiated synth patterns, deep bass, clean punchy drums, melancholic melody] By year ten, nobody talked about the launch The younger crew had never walked on grass We had the same meals every day at six And took our turns repairing what would break [Verse 3 + dark electronic, sustained bass, melancholic melodies, oppressive atmosphere] My mother died before I turned eighteen There was no room to keep her body long We followed the old disposal procedure Then went back to work the following morning [Chorus + emotional chorus, warm analog synths, stronger clean drums, sustained bass] This is the life they gave us This is the life we know We didn't choose the distance We only learned to go [Verse 4 + dark electronic, deep bass, clean punchy drums, tense synth patterns] The second generation changed the rules They wanted larger homes and longer sleep The officers refused to waste the power So half the ship was shut down for a year [Verse 5 + oppressive atmosphere, slow arpeggiated synths, deep sustained bass, dramatic pauses] A fight broke out beside the hydroponics Two brothers over water for their crops Security arrived too late to stop it After that, nobody spoke for weeks [Verse 6 + melancholic melodies, warm analog synths, restrained drums, emotional tension] My son asked me what the mission was for I showed him maps that hadn't changed in years He looked at me and said, "That's not an answer" I had nothing else to tell him [Chorus + emotional chorus, fuller drums, warm analog synths, deep sustained bass, cinematic lift] This is the life they gave us This is the life we know We didn't choose the distance We only learned to go [Pre-Drop + dramatic pauses, deep sustained bass, minimal electronic pulse] Then the alarm came. Engine failure. Deck seven. Three minutes of power left. [Epic Instrumental Solo + cinematic climax, dark electronic, deep sustained bass, warm analog synths, slow arpeggiated synths, clean punchy drums] [Verse 7 + tense electronic rhythm, deep bass, restrained drums, melancholic melody] They sent six people down into the core Five came back when they restored the line The sixth had stayed to close the manual valve His name was added to the crew record [Verse 8 + slow arpeggiated synth patterns, warm analog synths, building drums, cautious atmosphere] Two hundred years after the first departure We finally reached the outer system The planet was there, exactly as predicted But nobody knew who should go first [Chorus + emotional chorus, cinematic climax, full clean drums, warm analog synths, deep sustained bass] This is the life they gave us This is the life we know We carried every failure And still we made it home [Verse 9 + melancholic melodies, reduced drums, warm analog synths, quiet sustained bass] They opened up the landing bay at dawn The first team checked the air and stepped outside A woman turned around and started laughing She said, "There's wind." [End + dramatic pause, melancholic melody, warm analog synths, deep sustained bass, slow fade] Nobody had prepared for that. They had prepared for the landing. Not for the feeling of standing somewhere that wasn't the ship.