Point Of No Return

[Intro] (Heavy, distorted synth drone fades in, punctuated by erratic, pulsing electronic beeps and a low, ominous mechanical hum. A distant, cold computer voice speaks fragments: "System... online...") (Fade out) [Verse 1] Cold sweat on the console's glow A flicker, a shadow, a status changed slow A routine check, a key misplaced A silent command sent into space No warning klaxon, no flashing red Just a terminal prompt, something someone read And froze. The realization dawns A ghost trajectory, where darkness spawns [Chorus] Point of no return, the die is cast A single spark from errors vast The genie's out, the fire's lit No recall command, no power to quit Point of no return, the sky now bleeds A silent scream fulfilling needs No god or man can halt this flight We watch the harbinger burn so bright [Verse 2] Panic erupts in the buried room Fingers fly, sealing their doom Override fails, protocols c***h Against the missile's relentless dash Screens show the path, a cruel straight line From silo deep to the final sign Of impact. Calls go out in vain A world holds breath, awaiting pain [Chorus] Point of no return, the die is cast A single spark from errors vast The genie's out, the fire's lit No recall command, no power to quit Point of no return, the sky now bleeds A silent scream fulfilling needs No god or man can halt this flight We watch the harbinger burn so bright [Bridge] (Guitars descend into a crushing, slow riff. Drums pound like a funeral march. Synths wail like sirens lost in the void) Countdown ticks on, relentless, cold A story of arrogance, centuries old Forged in steel and coded might Now brings the everlasting night No hero's hand, no last reprieve Only the fallout we must believe Will cleanse the slate, or end it all As the final warning begins to fall... [Chorus] Point of no return, the die is cast A single spark from errors vast The genie's out, the fire's lit No recall command, no power to quit Point of no return, the sky now bleeds A silent scream fulfilling needs No god or man can halt this flight We watch the harbinger burn so bright [Outro] (Music reaches a crushing, dissonant crescendo, then abruptly cuts to near silence. Only a low, distorted synth rumble remains, mimicking a distant, earth-shattering impact. Faint static crackles, growing slightly, then slowly, slowly fades into complete, empty silence.)