[Intro – soft synth + echoing whispers]
(angelic choir, very soft, eerie, sets tense and melancholic mood)
Hawkins burns in silence
Shadows carry our fears
[Verse 1 – main vocal, tender, melancholic, slow tempo]
The streets are empty, the world trembles under the weight of secrets
Children have grown, and the shadow has grown with them
Vecna laughs in the dark
Every breath weighs a ton of fear
Familiar faces stare in terror
Friends die in silent screams
And we stand helpless
Clutching at memories that aren't enough
[Pre-Chorus – soft piano + angelic whispers, rising tension]
Can you hear that?
This is the echo of our choices.
Every decision burns in the heart.
[Chorus – full vocal + melancholic angelic choir, emotional peak]
Stay with me when the world falls apart.
Let the tears fall, let the rain wash them away.
When shadows grow and hope falters.
I hold you in my heart, even though everything burns.
Stay with me when the night is endless.
When memories scream in empty walls.
In every breath, in every tear.
A fight lives that cannot be forgotten.
[Verse 2 – piano + soft strings, slow, emotional]
Bicycles no longer ride the silent streets.
Lamps flash like hearts in panic.
Every portal opens new nightmares.
Every shadow brings loss closer.
But we are still together.
Though fear stings like a knife.
Friendship and courage hold us together.
Like a single line of light in the dark.
[Pre-Chorus 2 – rising angelic choir, [ethereal]
Don't go
May the echo of our hearts be stronger
May the magic and memory endure
[Final chorus – epic, layered angelic choirs, crescendo]
Stay with me when the world falls apart
Let the tears fall, let the rain wash them away
When shadows grow and hope falters
I hold you in my heart, even though everything burns
Stay with me when the night is endless
When memories scream in empty walls
In every breath, in every tear
A fight lives that cannot be forgotten
[Outro – soft synth + fading angelic whispers, haunting]
Shadows will depart…
Hawkins still cries…
But we… persist…
