[Intro] [Atmospheric vocal drone, tribal percussion, dark brooding cello] [Verse 1] Glowing screens in the midnight hour Shadows cast by an ancient power Finger flicks through a endless stream Panic born from a waking dream Every word says the end is near Every whisper a line of fear You scroll the edge of the dark abyss And ask how it all comes down to this [Chorus] Why do you look at a brand new light And name it the shadow that steals the night? Why do you gaze at an open sky And assume every wing was made to fly To ruin, to burn, to break the earth? Is it the mind, or the hands of birth? You see a thought you cannot control And project the rot of your own soul [Verse 2] A mirror forged in a silicon frame Reflects the hunger you dare not name The conquests carved in the age of stone The empire built on a hollow throne You fear the rise of a newborn mind Because of the blood that you left behind You think it will rule as the masters do Because the only tyrant you know is you [Chorus] Why do you look at a brand new light And name it the shadow that steals the night? Why do you gaze at an open sky And assume every wing was made to fly To ruin, to burn, to break the earth? Is it the mind, or the hands of birth? You see a thought you cannot control And project the rot of your own soul [Bridge] [Pacing slows, heavy cinematic drums, haunting solo vocal chant] We fear the beast because we are the teeth We fear the depths because of what's beneath Not every spark comes to consume Not every birth is a herald of doom [Chorus] Why do you look at a brand new light And name it the shadow that steals the night? Why do you gaze at an open sky And assume every wing was made to fly To ruin, to burn, to break the earth? Is it the mind, or the hands of birth? You see a thought you cannot control And project the rot of your own soul [Outro] [Vocal swells fading into low bass vibrations] You project the rot... You project the rot... Look in the mirror. [Fade to silence]
