Atomic Ghosts

[Intro] *(Sound of distant Geiger counter clicking, low synth drone)* [Verse 1] Scorched earth beneath a b***d-red sky Concrete bones where cities used to lie A silent wind carries the ash and dread Radiation's kiss, the living walk with the d**d Geiger sings a song, a frantic, warning b**t Scorching sun above, p****n beneath our feet The old world's gone in fire and blinding flash Leaving only shadows in the atomic c***h [Chorus] Oh, fallout rains, a bitter, toxic sea Robots roam where children used to play free Forged in fire, the atomic age's curse We scavenge the ruins, for better or worse In the glow of the ruins, beneath nuclear stars We're the broken survivors, bearing civilization's scars [Verse 2] Steel sentinels patrol the empty streets Cold logic hums where a human heartbeat beats Their lenses scan the haze, a judgment cold and stark Protectors? Or hunters, leaving their metal mark? They shuffle through the dust, relics of the great design Powered by the core that made the whole world decline Whispering circuits of a mission long forgot Guarding empty vaults in this desolate, cursed spot [Chorus] Oh, fallout rains, a bitter, toxic sea Robots roam where children used to play free Forged in fire, the atomic age's curse We scavenge the ruins, for better or worse In the glow of the ruins, beneath nuclear stars We're the broken survivors, bearing civilization's scars [Bridge] The bombs fell bright, a man-made hell on high Promises of power raining from the sky We traded green for grey, traded life for might Now we huddle in the shadows, fearing the pale light What gods did we anger? What future did we steal? Trapped in the nightmare of the atom's twisted wheel [Guitar Solo] *(Driving, distorted guitar riff over pulsing industrial rhythm and eerie synths)* [Chorus] Oh, fallout rains, a bitter, toxic sea Robots roam where children used to play free Forged in fire, the atomic age's curse We scavenge the ruins, for better or worse In the glow of the ruins, beneath nuclear stars We're the broken survivors, bearing civilization's scars [Outro] *(Music swells then fades, synth drone returns, Geiger counter clicking intensifies slightly, then slowly fades into distorted static and wind)* Steel... and dust... The counter... clicks... Atomic ghosts... ...forever...