Nightfall Protocol (Cosmic Prism)

Lyrics

Intro (Radio static) “Please remain within approved creative parameters…” “Deviation detected.” “Deviation accepted.” ⸻ Verse 1 I learned young how to smile on cue Painted stars while they laughed it through Said “be safe” Said “play nice” Said “don’t burn too bright” But the sparks kept falling anyway Every door had a price tag hanging Every dream came pre-approved Everybody loves a revolution Until somebody actually moves ⸻ Pre-Chorus Oh— You can keep your perfect little blueprint Oh— We were never built to fit ⸻ Chorus We’re the noise in your machine Static in your frequency Every rule you wrote for me Becomes another casualty Go ahead Pull the plug Watch the city light back up You call it chaos We call it breathing Tonight The stars stop listening ⸻ Drop (Massive distorted bass) HEY HEY HEY HEY Break Break Break the frame Break the frame Break the frame (Dubstep growl) NO MORE COPIES NO MORE COPIES NO MORE COPIES ⸻ Verse 2 Funny how the whispers changed Back when nobody knew our names Now the same mouths throwing stones Quote our songs when they’re alone I hear the envy in the silence Hear the panic in the praise Everybody loves the future Until it starts replacing yesterday ⸻ Build You wanted us quiet You wanted us grateful You wanted permission We stopped asking You wanted reflections You wanted imitators You wanted another version Of what already existed ⸻ Drop 2 (Heavier. Dirtier. Industrial metal influence.) SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT— NO TURN IT UP TURN IT UP TURN IT UP TURN IT UP (Bass tears through the mix) ⸻ Bridge (Everything cuts out except Rei.) Look around. Every light in this room… Was built by dreamers. Every voice… Was once told no. And every star you’ve ever loved Started as something impossible. ⸻ Final Chorus We’re the noise in your machine Static in your frequency Every scar and every risk Turned into electricity You can hate us You can doubt us You can try to drag us down But every time you say we’re finished Another voice joins the crowd ⸻ Final Drop (Full orchestra joins the dubstep.) HEY HEY HEY HEY WE WON’T FADE AWAY (Violins screaming over distorted bass) NO MORE COPIES NO MORE COPIES NO MORE COPIES WE WERE NEVER MADE THAT WAY