NEWS REPORTER (V.O.)
“Evacuations continue across Los Angeles as paranormal activity spreads…”
(faint proton pack hum)
WINSTON (quietly)
“…Not again.”
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[VERSE 1]
I’ve seen this city shaking
Seen the skyline burn before
Watched good people lose themselves
Trying to stop another war
Every generation thinks
They’ll be the last ones standing tall
Until the sirens start screaming
And the darkness starts to call
And these kids look to me now
Like I’m supposed to know the way
But leadership feels different
When the world could end today
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[PRE-CHORUS]
Still I carry every burden
Every promise that we made
Even heroes get exhausted
Trying to hold back the grave
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[CHORUS]
So I hold the line
Even when the fear gets louder
Hold the line
When the storm consumes the sky
And if this city falls tonight
Then we fall standing side by side
Because Ghostbusters don’t run
We survive
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[VERSE 2]
Phoebe hides behind the science
But I can see it in her eyes
Every sleepless night she carries
Every guilt she keeps inside
And I remember Egon clearly
The same fire. Same stubborn pride.
Trying to save the world alone
While slowly breaking deep inside
Sometimes strength means fighting monsters
Sometimes strength means asking why
Sometimes strength means telling people
You’re not okay tonight
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[BUILD]
(drums slowly rising)
And I’m tired
God, I’m tired
Of watching good people blame themselves
For surviving
But tomorrow still needs somebody
To stand up when the darkness comes
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[BIG CHORUS — ORCHESTRAL EXPLOSION]
So I hold the line
Through the sirens and the fire
Hold the line
When the whole world says goodbye
And if this is our final night
Then we face it in the light
Because Ghostbusters don’t break
We endure
Whoa-oh
Even when the sky is falling
Whoa-oh
We keep answering the call
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[BRIDGE — QUIET / EMOTIONAL]
(music drops to piano and soft choir)
I still remember New York
The fear
The noise
The impossible nights
And somehow…
we survived every one of them
Maybe that’s what being a Ghostbuster means
Not being fearless
Just showing up anyway
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[FINAL CHORUS — HUGE / HOPEFUL]
So we hold the line
For the lost and for the broken
Hold the line
For the ones who still believe
And when the darkness comes again
We’ll stand together till the end
Because Ghostbusters never die
We carry on
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[OUTRO]
(soft piano fading into proton pack shutdown sound)
WINSTON (softly)
“…Alright team. Let’s get to work.”
(ECTO engine starts)
FADE OUT.