[Intro – soft radio static / distant sirens]
New York City… 1984…
Who ya gonna call…?
(engine starts)
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[Verse 1]
Summer heat on the avenue
Four strange men with a world to prove
Rust on chrome but the lights still shine
A broken hearse ahead of its time
No one knew what was comin’ then
Ghosts and gods and the end again
But through the smoke and the city lights
She carried heroes into the night
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[Pre-Chorus]
From Manhattan streets to the great unknown
She became more than steel and chrome
Every scar tells a story still
Every siren gives us chills
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[Chorus]
ECTO-1
Runnin’ through the years like a loaded gun
Through the fire, through the fear
Always answerin’ the call when the dark appeared
ECTO-1
More than just a ghost machine
You carried every hope and dream
And every generation knew your name
ECTO-1 remains
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[Verse 2]
Statue walkin’ through the rain
Frozen nights and rivers of pain
Gozer’s laughter in the sky
But somehow she survived
Years went by but the engine roared
New young souls walkin’ through the door
Phoebe standin’ where Egon stood
Tryin’ to hold together what she could
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[Pre-Chorus]
And Winston watched like a father would
Tryin’ to protect the next from what he understood
But the shadows grew beneath LA
And the storm refused to fade
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[Chorus]
ECTO-1
Runnin’ through the years like a loaded gun
Through the fire, through the fear
Still answerin’ the call when the dark appeared
ECTO-1
Every crack inside your frame
Still remembers every name
And every generation knows the sound
When your sirens shake the ground
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[Bridge – orchestral build / emotional]
Purple lightning filled the sky
Universal burned that night
The void opened wide again
And the old ghosts crossed the line
“Hold the portal from this side…”
One last ride before goodbye
Proton streams against the storm
As legends faded into dawn
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[Breakdown – soft piano / emotional vocals]
Now there’s silence in the garage
Dust settling on battle scars
A tarp pulled over history
But legends never really leave
Phoebe walks the floor alone
Hand against the shattered door
No-Ghost logo torn in half
Still echoing through the dark
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[Final Chorus – massive cinematic finish]
ECTO-1
Even broken you still shine on
Like the heartbeat of the ones now gone
Through the ashes and the flood
Still carryin’ the weight of love
ECTO-1
From 1984 to the end
You carried family more than friends
And when the next generation hears your cry
The Ghostbusters never die
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[Outro – fading sirens / static]
(engine slowly dies)
“West Coast Ghostbusters…”
(distant siren echoes)
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