[ntro - Furious Riff Explodes] [Verse 1 - Pilot] Galactic law, a sealed command To a distant world, a helping hand The EDS on its deadly course A mission fueled by logic's force A warning light, a frantic scan The one mistake, the fate of man [Pre-Chorus] A shadow moves, a gasp, a sigh Innocence condemned to die The calculations start to scroll A verdict that devours the soul [Chorus] THE COLD EQUATIONS! A relentless law! No fuel for mercy, no fatal flaw! A life for millions, the balance paid In the vacuum's grasp, a promise unmade! THE COLD EQUATIONS! [Verse 2 - Pilot] A scared young child, a dirtied face Dreams of reunion, a journey's grace Stowed away, a simple, foolish plan To reach their brother on a frontier land They didn't know the math of space Or see the horror in this place [Pre-Chorus] My voice is cold, my heart is stone I must face this task alone The numbers scream, the truth is plain To hesitate is to cause more pain [Chorus] THE COLD EQUATIONS! A relentless law! No fuel for mercy, no fatal flaw! But its not easy ! The balance paid. In the vacuum's grasp, a promise unmade! THE COLD EQUATIONS! [Bridge - Dialogue] [Music softens, clean guitar] [Spoken, child] "I didn't mean to break the rule The world outside was just so cruel. I only wanted one more day... Please, is there no other way?" [Pilot Gritty, pained vocals] "The fuel is spent, the margin's gone. The law of physics carries on. There is no pardon, no reprieve... You have no other choice but to leave." [Guitar Solo - A torrent of emotion and tragedy] [Final Chorus - More layered, more desperate] THE COLD EQUATIONS! A FINAL LAW! AGAINST THE STARS, A SILENT WAR! A LIFE FOR MILLIONS, THE PRICE IS PAID! IN THE VOID'S EMBRACE, A MEMORY FADES! THE COLD EQUATIONS! [Outro] [Heavy, slow riff] The airlock opens... to the star-strewn night... A single breath... extinguishes the light... [fades to a single, repeating clean guitar note and then silence]
