[Intro]
[Sparse, cold synth pads, distant mechanical drum pulse]

[Verse 1 | spoken word | cold baritone | minimalist synth]
Window panes are shivering in the Schöneberg grey
Another night dissolves into the haze
The ghost of Marlene on the U-Bahn breeze
Whispering secrets through the barren trees

[Pre-Chorus] [Synth Arpeggio Begins, Low and Ominous]
A pressure builds, a cracking in the floor
The U-Bahn rumbles, but it's not that anymore
A hollow feeling, deep inside my chest
Like something vital being put to the test

[Chorus | [no drums] | sudden breakdown | thin treble synth]
[Sudden silence, then deep sub-bass drop]
[Thin, tinny treble synth melody]
Someone pulled the plug out of my ocean
Left me stranded in slow motion
Now I’m just walking on the salt, my dear
Picking up the things I thought were deep, right here

[Verse 2 | return to groove | 108 BPM | steady bass pulse
The Ghost Stations flicker, dimly lit and cold
Reflecting stories that were never told
Each face a shadow, lost within the crowd
Searching for silence, speaking way too loud

[Pre-Chorus] [Synth Arpeggio Intensifies, becomes more erratic]
The concrete shivers, a tremor undefined
A sense of absence etched upon my mind
This hollow echo, growing ever near
A silent scream, a monumental fear

[Chorus] [Sudden Silence, then Booming Bass fades to Tinny Treble]
Someone pulled the plug out of my ocean
Left me stranded in slow motion
Now I’m just walking on the salt, my dear
Picking up the things I thought were deep, right here

[Bridge | solo piano | [no bass] | [no drums] | haunting reverb]
The Kaiser Wilhelm spire, a jagged silhouette
A monument to things we haven't lost just yet
And all the promises, whispered in the dark
Are broken fragments, leaving their bitter mark

[Chorus] [Sudden Silence, then Booming Bass fades to Tinny Treble]
Someone pulled the plug out of my ocean
Left me stranded in slow motion
Now I’m just walking on the salt, my dear
Picking up the things I thought were deep, right here

[Outro | fading static | lone piano note]
The salt… the salt… just salt…  Empty basin. Just the salt.
[Fade to Silence]
[End]