[Intro] [Deep sub rumble; electrical hum; fractured pedestrian signal; faint synthetic lullaby] [Male whisper — deep, breathy, uneasy] Walk... w-w-walk... wait... [Robotic voice glitches] WALK... DON’T WALK... WALK... [Verse 1] [Sparse gliding 808; deep kick; crisp hats; metallic clicks; cold synth bass] [Male lead — deep gritty trap flow, restrained, natural cracks] Ash on the pavement, drifting slowly by Shadows in glass towers don't care if I live or die A warning sign flashes on a screen right in front of mey... “Stay where you are" in a soulless voice I must obey Drones claim the sky as their own, searching through the rain Every camera follows, every face is traced I press the crossing button, but it doesn't understand Red light staring back, like it knows who I am [Pre-Chorus] [808 rises; rolling hats; dark arpeggio; distant choir] [Male vocal — melodic, tense, vulnerable] I've been waiting all this time To take one step, to cross the line Counting every second like a heartbeat in reverse Standing in the static, trying not to feel the worst [Chorus] [Huge club drop; gliding 808; distorted kick; sharp snare; dark synth bass] [WALK signal becomes rhythmic; synthetic choir softly sings the lullaby] [Male lead — soaring melodic trap hook; desperate and emotional] Waiting for the sign to say walk Forever at the edge of the block Drone lights flying a million miles an hour Neon lines burning straight through the dark So close I could touch the lights So close, but they're passing me by Waiting for the sign to say walk Waiting for the sign to say walk [Post-Chorus] [Beat strips to sub pulse, glitch clicks and warped choir] [Male vocal — whispered and fragmented] Walk, w-walk, w-walk... don't walk Walk... don't... walk... [Robot repeats incorrectly] [Verse 2] [Deep sliding 808; sparse trap percussion; metallic hits; cold synth pulse] [Male lead — darker, weary, near-spoken trap flow] Giant adverts sell tomorrow to an empty crowd Digital faces smile, telling me to stay proud This city's a place I once loved, a place called home Now the underground gathers, but we're all still alone Time and life wait for no one in this world Red lights flicker as the city goes cold Something moves behind me, then the cameras turn I hear Big Brother calling, but I don't know what I've done [Pre-Chorus] [Low bass; rolling hats; rising warning tone; lullaby becoming warped] [Male vocal — urgent, melodic, cracking with emotion] I've been waiting all this time To take one step, to cross the line Counting every second like a heartbeat in reverse Standing in the static, trying not to feel the worst [Chorus] [Full club drop; enormous 808; distorted kick; metallic percussion; dark synths] [WALK/DON’T WALK samples answer the lead] [Childlike synthetic choir becomes louder and more haunting] [Male lead — soaring melodic trap vocal; desperate, imperfect] Waiting for the sign to say walk Forever at the edge of the block Drone lights flying a million miles an hour Neon lines burning straight through the dark So close I could touch the lights So close, but they're passing me by Waiting for the sign to say walk Waiting for the sign to say walk [Choir Interlude] [Beat disappears; deep sub heartbeat; distant interference] [Childlike synthetic choir — innocent, eerie, perfectly harmonised] Walk with me... Walk with me... Through the lights... Don't look back... [Choir detunes and glitches] Walk... w-w-walk... Don't... look... back... [Bridge] [Isolated sub heartbeat; reversed synth; fragmented signal] [Male vocal — trembling, exposed, almost whispered] Red, and red, and red again How long can a minute bend I reach into the river of light It slips right through my fingers every time [Whispers multiply and become digital echoes] Tell me when... (tell me when) Tell me when... (tell me when) [808 rebuilds; corrupted choir hums beneath] [Final Chorus] [Massive final trap drop; gigantic 808; crushing kick; rapid hats; cinematic synths] [System creates distorted copies of the male vocal] [Childlike synthetic choir rises behind him] [Male lead — raw, desperate, soaring melodic trap vocal] Waiting for the sign to say walk Forever at the edge of the block Drone lights flying a million miles an hour Neon lines burning straight through the dark So close I could touch the lights So close, but they're passing me by And the sign finally says walk But I don't know where to go... [Choir — crystal clear, eerie] Walk with me... Walk with me... Don't look back... [Everything cuts] [Cold synthetic voice] WALK. [Outro] [Deep sub pulse; electrical interference; broken lullaby note] [Male whisper — exhausted] Walk... w-walk... The lights keep moving on [System repeats] Walk... walk... don’t... [Choir whispers] Don't look back... [Digital pulse fades]
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