[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Fast Pulsing Bass, Tremolo Guitar, Rising Synth Sirens, Driving Floor Tom Build]
Smoke on the horizon line
Another warning sign in time
Most people standing still
While the fire climbs the hill
[Verse 1]
[Arrangement: Urgent Drum Groove, Distorted Rhythm Guitar, Deep Bass Pulse, Atmospheric Synth Layers]
Some keep saying “wait and see”
Like delay will set us free
But the sparks are in the wind
And the cycle starts again
All the seconds matters now
No more asking only how
When the edge begins to glow
You either move or lose below
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Anthemic Power Chords, Layered Vocals, Explosive Drums, Wide Synth Swells]
Get out in front of the blaze
(So that you don’t get razed)
Run as fast as you can
(To be the last standing man)
Move before the flames arrive
(If you want to stay alive)
See the signs through the haze
(Get ahead of the blaze)
[Verse 2]
[Arrangement: Driving Bassline, Syncopated Guitar Chops, Tight Snare Groove, Electronic Percussion FX]
History repeats its path
Built from denial, greed, and wrath
Who doesn’t want escape
After sealing their own fate
But survival takes more sight
Than reacting in the night
Preparation beats regret
Before the world is soaking wet
[Bridge]
[Arrangement: Half-Time Breakdown, Deep Organ Drone, Sustained Guitar Feedback, Tension Cymbal Rolls]
Ashes fall where warnings failed
Where the slow response derailed
But the ones who read the sky
Learned when it was time to fly
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Full Band Explosion, Double-Time Drums, Harmonized Guitar Leads, Massive Vocal Stack]
Get out in front of the blaze
(So that you don’t get razed)
Run as fast as you can
(To be the last standing man)
Think ahead and change your ways
(Before you feed the blaze)
Raise the future from the flame
(Or repeat the same old game)
[Outro]
[Arrangement: Fading Siren Synths, Echo Guitar Delay, Slow Drum Decay, Ambient Wind FX]
Smoke still rising through the night
Some escaped by seeing right
Ahead of the blaze they ran
Before it swallowed all the land.
From the album “Raze“