(Verse 1)
Neon lights hum, sharp in the air
A thousand colors, an endless glare
Beep at the counter, a blade in my ear
A sudden wave of unyielding fear
Your lips are moving, but the sound cuts out
Drowned in a silent, deafening shout
The noise strikes like pain, a physical blow
A wall drops down, nowhere to go
(Piano: Intimes, rollendes Arpeggio in C-Moll; Gesang: Nah, rau, gebrochen; Gitarre: Sanftes, rhythmisches Abdämpfen der Saiten)
(Pre-Chorus)
I try to focus, try to stay clear
But the world vanishes, leaving just fear
Static in my head, a heavy red heat
My body shuts down in total defeat
(Piano: Bässe werden drängender, Staccato-Anschlag; Chor: Setzt tief und warm mit sanftem Oohing ein; Dynamik: Die Welle baut sich spürbar auf)
(Chorus)
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Where the noise dies down
A world at the max in a quiet riot
Where the lost are found
Cotton in my head, my skin burning hot
Trapped in a fever I never sought
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Where the noise dies down…
Just one step out of line.
(Piano: Volle, epische Akkorde; Chor: Exzellenter Ohrwurm-Mitmach-Chor; Gesang: Kräftig, raue Emotion)
(Verse 2)
Bag in my hand, I step through the door
Fever-chills creeping, cold on the floor
The flu in my bones, though I am not sick
Overwhelmed system, a cruel sensory trick
Can't form a word, can't listen, can't speak
Floating in cotton, heavy and weak
The world was too loud, too bright, too raw
My body enforcing an unwritten law
(Piano: Treibendes, rhythmisches Pulse-Muster; Gesang: Groovig, direkt, fast flüsternd vor Intensität)
(Chorus)
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Where the noise dies down
A world at the max in a quiet riot
Where the lost are found
Cotton in my head, my skin burning hot
Trapped in a fever I never sought
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Where the noise dies down…
Just one step out of line.
(Piano: Maximale Energie, wirbelnde Arpeggios; Chor: Zweistimmiger Counter-Gesang)
(Bridge)
Not broken, no, just overloaded inside
A burning pulse I can no longer hide
The price of a world that hits far too deep
Where silence is the only promise I keep
Yeah, the water stays wide…
(Piano: Reduziert auf schwere, lang ausklingende Einzelakkorde; Chor: A-cappella-Harmonien; Stimmung: Höchste Intimität)
(Chorus - Big Climax)
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Where the noise dies down
A world at the max in a quiet riot
Where the lost are found
Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!
Just one step out of line.
(Piano & Chor: Explodieren zusammen; Gesang: Volle Hingegebenheit)
(Outro)
The fever cools down… One deep exhale.
Out.
Cotton fades out.
Just the water.
Just silence.
(Piano: Hohe, verhallende Einzeltöne; Chor: Vergehendes Hauch-Muster auf "Silence")