Ghost Train 'x The Architects Of S… x Black Hole Sun '26 ( Last Day Of Oz Summer

[Intro – ghostly pads over low hum] Wife enters ghost train She’s on another plane right now Windows of drizzle You made it. Good. Forget the person you were when you walked through that door. They don’t exist anymore. Now… show me who you want to become. No thoughts, none there A distant voice in the mist Train stops on the track Ticket in hand for a station bypassed, How long can the hibernation last? The tunnel is long, the GUI is blurred, The silent serene is the only thing preferred. [Beat builds / first drop] The gun hums low in steady heat In this chrome and leather seat Numbers on a silver screen Coffee stains on midnight dreams Digital dreams so sharp and keen Laser lines so crisp and clean Pencil marks and satellites Point us at the edge of sight You want the best, you came to see To buy yourself a destiny One breath… the needle starts to scream Riding on my art machine [Chorus – Drop / Echoed with train] I AM THE ARCHITECT OF SKIN LET THE NEW ERA BEGIN WITH A NEEDLE AND A FLAME I FORGE YOUR SOUL’S OWN NAME Ticket in hand for a station bypassed, How long can the hibernation last? The tunnel is long, the GUI is blurred, The silent serene is the only thing preferred. [Verse – rising through the tunnel] Fresh air on ghost train Nature’s tranquillity pass Mindfully aware No thoughts, still there Feel the air, feel the sun — stare It gets cold, go inside This ain’t no backstreet parlor game This is the empire that I claim You pay the price, you take the chair Breathe the sterile midnight air Einstein’s equation shines so bright A symbol of the cosmic light Houston calls through starry night A beacon burning bright [Pre-Chorus – call into the dark carriages] You crave the sting, you crave the mark To wear your soul out in the dark One shot… the ink begins to bleed Planting life’s eternal seed Conductor controls Passenger is hypnotised Orders are given No thoughts, agency Like awake hibernation Social currency? [Hook – dual chorus] I AM THE ARCHITECT OF SKIN (Einstein’s equation, shining bright) LET THE NEW ERA BEGIN (A symbol of the cosmic light) WITH A NEEDLE AND A FLAME HOUSTON CALLS THROUGH STARRY NIGHT I FORGE YOUR SOUL’S OWN NAME A BEACON BURNING BRIGHT Ticket in hand for a station bypassed, How long can the hibernation last? The tunnel is long, the GUI is blurred, The silent serene is the only thing preferred. [Bridge – deep tunnel / hypnotic ink] Long trip, ghost train ride Closed eyes, hear the distant sound You do not drift off The breathing slows down Me-di-ta-tion is unbound No thoughts, none are there A river of fire, a baptism of steel This is the moment your new self is real You feel the current, I guide the flow Together we watch a new history grow You are the canvas… I am the hand… A new equation written in your glands Numbers on a silver screen Burning in your living skin [Final Drop – ghost choir + machine] I AM THE ARCHITECT OF SKIN LET THE NEW ERA BEGIN WITH A NEEDLE AND A FLAME I FORGE YOUR SOUL’S OWN NAME EINSTEIN’S EQUATION SHINES SO BRIGHT A SYMBOL OF YOUR BURNING LIGHT HOUSTON CALLS THROUGH STARRY NIGHT AS YOUR NEW SELF IGNITES Ticket in hand for a station bypassed, How long can the hibernation last? The tunnel is long, the GUI is blurred, The silent serene is the only thing preferred… [Outro – fading rails / chrome reflection] Ghost train through tunnel GUI with sleep deprivation Disconnected body Conductor rejects Your ticket is out of date Thoughts of deep distress The pain is gone. Look in the chrome… It isn’t on you. It is you. [very quiet final echo] The silent serene is the only thing preferred…