[Intro] (Low, humming drone like a dying generator. A single, echoing heartbeat bass drum.) [Verse 1] The neon signs gave one last violent spark Before the glowing city plunged into the dark The screens we worshipped faded into black A sudden silence that would never give us back No sirens wailing in the dead of night Just millions waiting for the morning light We held our breath and thought it was a glitch But unseen hands had finally flipped the switch. [Chorus] Welcome to the silence, welcome to the fall The invisible empire has finally breached the wall The wires are dead, the modern age is through Now the ashes belong to me and you Welcome to Day Zero. [Verse 2] The morning came but brought no turning gears The quiet streets were filling up with silent fears No engines roaring, no voices in the air Just empty static and a paralyzing glare The coffee cooled upon the kitchen stone We realized we were entirely alone The digital gods we built began to rust And all our progress crumbled into dust. [Chorus] Welcome to the silence, welcome to the fall The invisible empire has finally breached the wall The wires are dead, the modern age is through Now the ashes belong to me and you Welcome to Day Zero. [Verse 3] The neighbors gather with a frantic, hollow stare Whispering rumors into the freezing air The food will spoil, the water lines will drain We’re standing at the edge of the domain The veil is lifted, the concrete jungle waits No laws to guard us past the iron gates The clock stopped ticking at a quarter to three This is the genesis of Protocol Z. [Chorus] Welcome to the silence, welcome to the fall The invisible empire has finally breached the wall The wires are dead, the modern age is through Now the ashes belong to me and you Welcome to Day Zero. [Outro] The fading light. The endless night. Day Zero. (The heavy heartbeat bass slowly fades into ambient wind sounds, ending in silence.)
