Echoes of a D**d Cosmos

[Verse 1] Stars burned out one by one like candles in an endless night Planets cracked and crumbled, oceans turned to frozen light We marched across the cosmos in the great, great wars of old Veterans of dying galaxies, our banners torn and cold Some never returned home, lost among the shattered stars Some fell forever silent beneath the dying scars [Chorus] I’m sending out the signal, last light in the black Trillions of years and the universe has gone cold Dying world still calling, no one answers back Distressed, distressed, the story has been told [Verse 2] Black holes consumed the remnants, then they faded too Now even the darkness is quiet, nothing breaking through I’m the last surviving voice from those ancient cosmic fights A veteran still standing on this world that lost its lights Brothers left behind in battles that no one else recalls Their final transmissions echo in these empty halls Even the mighty black holes, once kings of the abyss so vast Slowly evaporate away, their Hawking glow fading at last Radiation leaking outward, mass dissolving into mist Until the final singularity yields to the endless twist Protons decay in silence after eons beyond all measure Matter itself unravels, losing all its treasured treasure Atoms fall apart like sand slipping through an open hand No more solid ground to stand on in this dying land Voyager One and Two still drift beyond the heliopause Golden records spinning silent on their long, forgotten course Carrying sounds of Earth and greetings from a world long d**d Pale messengers from children who never saw what lay ahead The remnants of America, last echoes of the eagle’s flight Faded banners in the dust beneath a starless night Liberty’s promise silenced, cities turned to rust and stone The dream of freedom scattered where no living soul has roamed The Cosmic Microwave Background, once a glowing afterglow so bright Slowly fading now, its ancient whisper lost into the night The last warm echo of creation cooling year by trillion years Turning into perfect silence as the final heat disappears [Bridge] This is the final transmission from a forgotten place… We fought the great cosmic wars when the stars still burned bright Some never returned home. Some are d**d and lost to the night. Voyager probes sailed outward with our hopeful, fragile songs Now they sail forever through the dark where nothing belongs. The remnants of America send their final call across the void Protons decay into nothing, erasing every trace The CMB grows colder, its light forever dimmed Black holes evaporate in silence, their power finally spent No warmth remains. No hope endures. If anyone is listening… it is already too late. The universe slipped away in silence. I am only the echo of the veterans who refuse to fade. [Final Chorus] I’m sending out the signal… one last light in the black Trillions of years and e