Static Meridian

[Intro] Static whispers in the night Machines dying in the light Father's hands stained with oil and rust Memories fading into dust [Verse 1] Summer heat warps the factory walls I watch him work as darkness falls Metal grinding, belts spin free The day that changed both him and me Fluorescent flickers overhead Warning signs all flashing red One moment's slip, a sickening sound As time slows down, down, down [Chorus] The world is burning at the edges While we sleep in concrete hedges Systems failing, one by one Like father's scars beneath the sun Like father's scars beneath the sun [Verse 2] Empty mills and broken dreams Nothing's ever what it seems Ghost towns filled with rusted gears The weight of all these wasted years Temperature's rising day by day Watch the sky turn ashen grey Just like then, we're standing by As everything we built will die [Bridge] Static in my head tonight Heartbeat synth and neon light History repeats itself Like books burning on the shelf Can you feel the voltage rise? Thunder rolling through our lives Father's voice lost in the haze Of these apocalyptic days [Chorus] The world is burning at the edges While we sleep in concrete hedges Systems failing, one by one Like father's scars beneath the sun Like father's scars beneath the sun [Outro] Static whispers fade to black No way forward, no way back Machines are dying in the heat While history and future meet While history and future meet (Static fades...)