[Intro] [Industrial, distorted synth]
(Heavy breathing, static crackle)

[Verse 1] [Male Vocal, baritone, slightly detached]
Concrete whispers, steel bones groan
Another skyline, built on unknown
Sacrifice echoes, in the hollow ground
Where progress marches, without a sound

[Pre-Chorus] [Tempo increases slightly, drums enter]
They sell you glory, a shining prize
But look closer, into vacant eyes
Another number, another wasted youth
Lost in the system, searching for the truth

[Chorus] [Aggressive, layered vocals, distorted guitars]
No surrender, no retreat, the flags are burning low
Another empire, built on seeds of woe
The game is rigged, the dice are loaded tight
Fight the machine, reclaim the fading light

[Verse 2] [Tempo slows, vocal becomes more introspective]
Empty promises, on a silver screen
A manufactured war, a twisted, waking dream
The gears are turning, grinding flesh and bone
Another generation, utterly alone

[Pre-Chorus] [Tempo increases, synth arpeggios enter]
They feed you fear, a constant, subtle threat
But fear is a weapon, they haven't used yet
Another puppet, dancing on a string
Blindly obedient, to the songs they sing

[Chorus] [More intense, layered vocals, heavier guitars]
No surrender, no retreat, the flags are burning low
Another empire, built on seeds of woe
The game is rigged, the dice are loaded tight
Fight the machine, reclaim the fading light

[Bridge] [Sparse instrumentation, echoing vocals]
Is there a future, beyond the battle lines?
A world where compassion, truly shines?
Or are we destined, to repeat the same mistakes
Consumed by the fire, for goodness sakes?

[Chorus] [Full intensity, all instruments, screaming vocals]
No surrender, no retreat, the flags are burning low
Another empire, built on seeds of woe
The game is rigged, the dice are loaded tight
Fight the machine, reclaim the fading light

[Outro] [Fades out slowly, distorted synth and static]
(Heavy breathing, repeating)
Reclaim... the light...
Reclaim... the light...
