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Lyrics:

[Intro]
[distorted guitar chugging, mechanical engine sounds]

[Verse 1]
[gritty male vocals]
Silver, steel jaw, engines hum and rattle
Cog gears grinding down the bone
No exit, no way back, a map is burning in the head
The war took a momentum of its own
Spinning out of control, spinning out of control
There was no off-ramp, no off-ramp
Just a long road to the end

[Chorus]
[full band, driving drums]
Hey, hey, where do we go?
Where do we go?
[sustained guitar chords]

[Verse 2]
Deep underground, bunkers lined with silk
Safe from the fire they started, they well
They sleep sound while we are breathing in the ash
Leaders hiding, leaders lying, leaders laughing in the dark
Artificial sky painted blue, hiding all the falling stars
The war took a momentum of its own
Spinning out of control, spinning out of control
There was no off-ramp, no off-ramp
Just a long road to the end

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, where do we go?
Where do we go?

[Bridge]
Selfish nations, selfish allies, selfish empires
Trading lives for a bit of dirt
Trading hearts for a bit of gold
Trading us for nothing at all

[Guitar Solo]
[heavy wah-pedal modulation, rapid shredding, feedback swells]

[Verse 3]
Look up, empty, nothing but the gray
The birds have all flown away, who stays, who pays?
Who remembers my name?
Is there anyone left, is there anyone home, is there anyone sane?
The war took a momentum of its own
Spinning out of control, spinning out of control
There was no off-ramp, no off-ramp
Just a long road to the end
One of us, one of us left in the rain
Left in the dust, just us, just us, just us

[Outro]
[guitar solo continues]
Just us! Just us!
Fading out into the white
No more signal, no more light
The gears have stopped, the sky is gone
Just us, waiting for the dawn
That never comes, never comes, never comes
Just us, gone, gone, gone!
[feedback and mechanical noise fade to silence]

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Industrial rock with heavy metal influences. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted chugging riffs and sustained power chords. A gritty, aggressive male vocal delivers melodic but strained lines, shifting into high-register belts during the chorus. The drums feature a compressed, punchy snare and driving kick patterns with frequent crash cymbal accents. A distorted bass guitar follows the guitar riffs closely. Synthesizer layers provide atmospheric textures and mechanical sound effects. The track features a prominent guitar solo with heavy wah-pedal modulation and rapid alternate picking. Tempo is 145 BPM in the key of E minor.

Prompt:
The war took on a momentum of its own
There was no off-ramp.
Escalation
Selfish nations and their allies
The leaders didn't care
In luxurious bunkers
Food and artificial sky
But what of us?

// - alternative ending

[Outro]
Just us
Just us
Fading out
Into the white
No more signal
No more light
The gears have stopped
The sky is gone
Just us
Waiting for the dawn
That never comes
Never comes
Never comes
(Just us)
(Just us)
Gone
Gone
Gone
[End]

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Artificial Sky (Momentum of Ghosts)

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