[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Low Drone, Pulsing Bass, Distant Guitar Harmonics, Minimal Beat]
The questions return
(One final time)
The lights are oh so low
(Answers can’t wait)
You know…
(Can’t be too late)
[Instrumental Build: Organ Swell, Snare March, Tremolo Guitar]
[Verse 1]
[Duet, Steady Beat, Deep Bass, Atmospheric Synth, Piano Chords]
I walked through the system
I carried the weight
I searched for the meaning
I challenged my fate
Every test and trial
Every wrong and right
Every step behind me
Brings me here tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
[Layered Vocals, Rising Cymbals, Synth Swell]
The numbers have been counted
The lines have all been drawn
Now the final silence
Waits before the dawn
[Refrain]
[Driving Beat, Punchy Drums, Layered Vocals]
Well, do tell
(Pass or fail?)
Epic flail…
(Or prevail?)
Well?
[Verse 2]
[Driving Bass, Organ Flourish, Guitar Echoes]
I learned from every failure
I learned from every scar
I mapped the hidden distance
Between here and who we are
No answer came so easy
No truth arrived complete
But every broken pathway
Still led me to my feet
[Pre-Chorus]
[Snare Roll, Rising Strings, Whispered Vocals]
The clock is still ticking
The shadows still remain
But I can hear the future
Calling out my name
[Refrain]
[Full Band, Bigger Drums, Choir Vocals]
Well, do tell
(Pass or fail?)
Epic flail…
(Or prevail?)
Well?
[Bridge]
[Half-Time Beat, Dark Synth Drone, Piano Arpeggios]
Maybe there is no “final” answer
But we’re being graded on our score
(I’m starting to see…)
Perhaps most importantly
It’s becoming something more
(Through the static and the noise)
Through the posing and poise
(Through the doubt and through the fear)
Is it surprising?
(Can you feel the signal rising)
I can see the ending here
[Guitar Solo]
[Lead Guitar Solo, Organ Layers, Heavy Tom Drums]
[Final Refrain]
[Massive Chorus: Full Orchestra, Layered Choir, Heavy Drums]
Well, do tell
(Pass or fail?)
Epic flail…
(Or prevail?)
Well?
Well, do tell
(Pass or fail?)
Epic flail…
(Or prevail?)
Well?
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Fading Piano, Synth Drone, Slow Percussion]
The test is done
(Lost or won)
Light… shade
(The answers fade)
The story ends
(Nature mends)
Sane sustains
(And life remains)
[Fade Out]
From the album “Laboratory“