
9. The Spire's Last stand
[Verse 1] They've got us pinned against the edge β a hundred drones upon the ledge Her arm around my neck β she's weak β but strong enough to hear me speak I pull the transmitter out and send the footage all about But before I press the final key β I whisper "Ember β you're all I see" She looks at me with tear-filled eyes β she says "Then tell the world β no lies" I take a breath β I press the button β I tell the city what we've put in To this fight β to this flame β I tell them her name β Ember β the flame [Pre-Chorus] Every screen in every home now sees what they've become The city watches β gasps β and turns β the whole machine begins to churn Every screen in every home now sees what they've become The city watches β gasps β and turns β the whole machine begins to churn [Chorus] LAST STAND! WE BROADCAST THE TRUTH! Every lie from their youth β on display for all to see We are not their property β FINAL TRANSMISSION! STATIC BURST! She's my first β and she's my thirst β if we fall β we fall with pride She's forever by my side β she's forever by my side [Verse 2] The drones don't fire β they just hover β as if confused by their cover Because the city's now awake β and every citizen will take A stand against the ones who stole their memories and their soul We've lit a fuse that can't be stopped β our love β the final drop I turn to her β I say it loud β so every drone and every cloud Can hear the words I've never said β "I love you β living or dead" She laughs β a broken β beautiful sound β she says "I love you β safe and sound" [Pre-Chorus] Every screen in every home now sees what they've become The city watches β gasps β and turns β the whole machine begins to churn Every screen in every home now sees what they've become The city watches β gasps β and turns β the whole machine begins to churn [Chorus] LAST STAND! WE BROADCAST THE TRUTH! Every lie from their youth β on display for all to see We are not their property β FINAL TRANSMISSION! STATIC BURST! She's my first β and she's my thirst β if we fall β we fall with pride She's forever by my side β she's forever by my side [Verse 3] The enforcers on the ground start dropping their weapons β one by one They've seen the footage β they've seen the sun β they know the war is overrun By truth β by love β by two who dared β by Ember's code β the one she shared I hold her tighter β she's so thin β but she's the battle that I win A drone descends β a speaker crackles β a voice that's human β not a shackle Says "Stand down β we've seen enough β your love is stronger than our stuff" [Bridge] We collapse β we're crying β laughing β the city's rising β we're not drafting A surrender β we're accepting victory β we're accepting history She looks at me β I look at her β we're bruised β but we're the ones who were Not broken β just a little bent β our love β the final argument [Outro] Stand... stand... on the spire's burning rim... we won... we won... Because she's mine β and I'm him... Stand... stand... We broadcast β they received β we believed β and we achieved... Forever β forever β her and me... her and me...

