The Great Descent

[Intro]
[Verse]
The grass was cold and damp
Adjusting the lens of the lamp
You pointed at Orion's Belt
Before the winter frost could melt
We counted every fading spark
Ignorant of the coming dark
[Pre-Chorus]
(Breathy whisper)
Oxygen is running low
Nowhere left for us to go
The countdown starts inside my chest
Putting every dream to rest
[Chorus]
(Guttural roar)
I SCREAM INTO THE VOID
FOR EVERYTHING DESTROYED
YOU’RE LOST BEYOND THE LIGHT
SWALLOWED BY THE NIGHT
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO LET YOU GO
IN THE AFTERGLOW
[Verse]
The silo smelled of kerosene
The cruelest sight I’ve ever seen
A jagged streak across the blue
The sky was hungry for you
I trace the orbit in my sleep
A promise that I couldn't keep
[Pre-Chorus]
(Whispered)
The static on the radio
Is all I have to show
For every year I spent alone
Waiting for a signal's tone
[Chorus]
(Guttural roar)
I SCREAM INTO THE VOID
FOR EVERYTHING DESTROYED
YOU’RE LOST BEYOND THE LIGHT
SWALLOWED BY THE NIGHT
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO LET YOU GO
IN THE AFTERGLOW
[Bridge]
(Cello swells, building intensity)
Gravity is a heavy chain
Pulling down the acid rain
Wash away the rocket fuel
The universe is cold and cruel
(Screamed)
NO ESCAPE
NO ESCAPE
[Chorus]
(Guttural roar)
I SCREAM INTO THE VOID
FOR EVERYTHING DESTROYED
YOU’RE LOST BEYOND THE LIGHT
SWALLOWED BY THE NIGHT
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO LET YOU GO
IN THE AFTERGLOW
[Outro]