Dreams of a Promised Land

[Intro] [analog bass pulse, ethereal synth pads, sparse electronic snare] [Verse 1] [male vocal, whispered] They sat us down and told us that the ladder reached the sky Then pulled it up behind them while they looked us in the eye They took the golden harvest and they left us with the grain Then wondered why we're standing here shivering in the rain [Verse 2] [female vocal, soft, tense] The ink was dry on every debt before we even spoke A legacy of luxury, but now the mirror's broke They built their marble towers on the things we'll never own And left us in the garden just to cultivate the stone [Chorus] [female vocal, soaring, emotive] They burned the bridge and sold the view And left the wreckage here for me and you We're living in the ghost of a promised land Building on the water with a fist of sand [Verse 3] [male vocal, whispered] The pension's just a myth and the sky is turning grey They spent the final coin and then they looked the other way Now we're just the cleanup crew for a party we missed Crossing out the dreams on a dying bucket list [Chorus] [female vocal, soaring, emotive] They burned the bridge and sold the view And left the wreckage here for me and you We're living in the ghost of a promised land Building on the water with a fist of sand [Bridge] [instrumental break, distorted synth lead, wide stereo pads, industrial percussion] [Chorus] [male and female vocals, harmonized, powerful] They burned the bridge and sold the view And left the wreckage here for me and you We're living in the ghost of a promised land Building on the water with a fist of sand [Outro] [male and female vocals, fading] A fist of sand... Inheriting the ash... They took it all, burned the grass... [bass pulse fades to silence]