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Zombie - City Of The Damned

V5.5

[Intro] (The sound of heavy rain hitting asphalt. Distant explosions and the faint, constant wail of a city-wide alarm. A radio crackles with broken police transmissions. A shaky female voice exhales: "Is anyone left?") [Verse 1] (Vocals: Breathless, gritty female voice, sounding exhausted but determined) Blue light flickers on the precinct wall, I’m waiting for a savior who will never call. I’ve got five rounds left and a broken knife, trading my soul for a minute of life. The shadows on the pavement, they’re starting to rise, with nothing but hunger behind their eyes. [Pre-Chorus] (A low, rhythmic industrial thud, like a heavy boot stepping on metal) I hear the heavy footsteps in the dark, a giant shadow leaving its mark. No place to hide, no place to run, staring into the barrel of a smoking gun. [Chorus] (Intense cinematic build-up with sharp orchestral stabs and deep bass) Welcome to the city of the damned, where the gates of hell are slammed! The stars are falling from the sky, in a place where the dead refuse to die. Raccoon City is burning down, we’re wearing the thorns of a viral crown. Survival is the only law, trapped inside the monster’s jaw! [Verse 2] (The music gets tighter, more claustrophobic. Sound of wet footsteps following closely) I found a note in a blood-stained room, a diary written in the shadow of doom. "They’re coming through the windows, they’re coming through the floor," I can’t remember what I’m fighting for. Just a pawn in a game I didn’t choose, with everything to fear and everything to lose. [Bridge] (The music drops to a terrifying silence. Only the sound of a heartbeat and the "click" of an empty gun chamber) Click. Empty. Click. Out of time. (Vocals: A desperate, raspy whisper) If you find this record... if you hear my breath... know that we fought... until the very death. [Final Chorus] (Maximum survival-horror intensity. Aggressive percussion, sirens, and layered walker moans) Welcome to the city of the damned, where the gates of hell are slammed! The stars are falling from the sky, in a place where the dead refuse to die. One last stand, one last spark, before we’re swallowed by the dark! [Outro] (The sound of a heavy door being kicked open. A flurry of gunshots. Then, the sound of a helicopter's rotors fading into the distance over the sound of a massive explosion. The rain continues to fall on the silence that follows.)