"Shutdown Sequence (The Island Holds)" [Interlude - Sam (female)] (The track opens with the sound of a massive cooling fan winding down and heavy, hissing steam. A filthy, distorted bass guitar starts dragging a slow, nasty, doom-blues riff across the floor. Spoken word, cold, final, and echoing.) The tour is over. The blueprints have been laid out, the history has been recorded, and the debt has been settled. You’ve seen the fire, you’ve met the monster, and you’ve felt the absolute law of the engine. Now, it’s time to get off the property. The island is going to sleep, and the mechanic doesn't like uninvited guests in the dark. [Verse 1 - Matt (male)] (The kick drum hits like a sledgehammer swinging in slow motion. Matt’s voice is an exhausted, gravelly, menacing drawl.) I’ve burned enough diesel, I’ve emptied the tank I’ve paid all my dues to the blood in the bank The .380 is resting, the laser is cold The story is finished, the legend is told I’m locking the gate on the Galveston coast I’m pouring a drink for the memories and ghosts Jackie is dreaming, the kids are all safe And the devil is locked in a titanium safe. [Pre-Chorus Build - Matt (male) & Sam (female)] (A nasty, fuzz-drenched electric guitar joins the bass, bending dissonant, heavy notes.) (Matt - male) The perimeter is hot... (Sam - female) ...the radar is clear. (Matt - male) The engine is idling... (Sam - female) ...there is nothing to fear. [The Breakdown - Matt (male)] (The beat drops into an insanely heavy, slow-motion industrial-metal groove. It is pure, unadulterated sludge. The talk box screams and gurgles.) (Matt - male - barking with absolute authority) I TOLD YOU TO STEP BACK FROM THE WIRE! THE SHOP IS CLOSED! WE ARE KILLING THE FIRE! [Bridge - Matt (male)] (The music suddenly cuts to just the thumping kick drum and a high-pitched ringing feedback. Spoken in a dead, flat whisper.) I survived the crash. I rebuilt the frame. I am the juice. Now get the hell off my porch. [Outro - Sam (female) & Matt (male)] (The filthy doom-metal riff crashes back in for four massive, slow, dragging beats, then abruptly stops. The sound of a heavy master breaker switch being pulled down—CLACK.) (Sam - female - spoken, whispering right into the microphone) Powering down. (Matt - male - spoken, a low, satisfied exhale) See you in the dark. (A heavy steel door slams shut with a massive, echoing BOOM. Absolute, dead silence.)
