TOM (V.O.)
“West Coast team respond immediately—multiple paranormal sightings across Hollywood Boulevard…”
(ECTO engine starts)
DAVE
“…Why does every call sound expensive?”
(guitar kicks in)
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[VERSE 1 — MATTHEW]
Blue lights cut through the freeway rain
Everybody running while we run toward danger again
I never thought my life would end up this way
Chasing ghosts underneath the LA haze
And every night feels a little more strange
Purple clouds hanging over everything
But when the sirens call
We still answer anyway
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[VERSE 2 — SILVER]
Containment’s failing
Half the gear is overheating
Dave forgot the traps again
And somehow we’re still breathing
Universal’s cursed
The city’s getting worse
And Phoebe keeps pretending
That she isn’t hurt
But none of us are sleeping anymore
Not after what we saw
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[PRE-CHORUS — JAZZMAN]
And maybe we’re not ready
Maybe we’re all insane
But if the whole world’s falling apart tonight
We’re not walking away
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[CHORUS — ALL]
Whoa-oh
We’re still standing in the fire
Ghosts screaming through the night
Whoa-oh
With the city getting darker
We still run toward the light
No sleep
No fear
No turning back this time
West Coast Ghostbusters
Till the end of the line
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[VERSE 3 — DAVE]
Okay so maybe crossing streams
Was technically almost my fault
But if we survived the apocalypse once
Then honestly that’s growth
And yeah the gargoyle thing was terrifying
I still think dragons are worse
But if we’re going down tonight
At least we looked cool first
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[BUILD — MATTHEW + SILVER]
MATTHEW
Do you ever wonder if we’re too late?
SILVER
Every single day.
MATTHEW
Then why keep fighting?
SILVER
Because somebody has to.
(music cuts down)
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[EMOTIONAL BRIDGE]
(soft piano begins)
[MATTHEW]
We lost pieces of ourselves
Somewhere inside the storm
[JAZZMAN]
But family isn’t who survives untouched
It’s who survives together
[SILVER]
And if this city falls tonight
Then we fall fighting for it
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[FINAL CHORUS — HUGE ORCHESTRAL ROCK]
Whoa-oh
Hear the proton sirens calling
Echo through the Hollywood lights
Whoa-oh
Even when the sky is breaking
We’ll hold the line tonight
Ghosts rising
Storm crashing
But we’re never backing down
No fear
West Coast Ghostbusters
We’re still here now
Whoa-oh
From New York to California
The legends never die
West Coast Ghostbusters
Tonight we save the sky
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[OUTRO]
(music slowly fades into synth ambience)
DAVE
“…So are we officially employees of the city now?”
SILVER
“No.”
MATTHEW
“…Do we at least get dental?”
(everyone laughing softly)
TOM (V.O.)
“…Guys? Another call just came in.”
(proton pack powers on)
CUT TO BLACK.
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