[Intro]
(The track opens with a feedback squeal and a lo-fi, distorted voice scream): "The city is a tomb, but the Spirit is a fire."
(Suddenly: CRUSHING SYNCOPATED CHUGS. The rhythm is disjointed, punctuated by sharp snare snaps and a low-end growl.)
[Verse 1]
(Fast-paced, garbled scream vocals)
Concrete cathedrals, stained with the soot of the age
We’re clutching at shadows, turning a hollowed-out page!
The Thames is a vein pumping poison and pride
But there’s a King in the silence where the broken ones hide.
I see the vultures circling the tower blocks
But my feet are planted on the unshakable rock!
[Pre-Chorus]
(Double-kick bursts accelerate. The tension builds to a snap.)
Heal the fracture!
Mend the bone!
We are the exiles...
BUT WE ARE NOT ALONE!
[Chorus]
(Melodic but raw garbled vocals. Wide, atmospheric chords over a relentless blast beat.)
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Through the smog and the sirens, Your face is the sun
The battle is finished! The victory is won!
[Verse 2]
(Technical, "mathy" riffing. Lots of pick slides and dissonant intervals.)
London’s burning with a different kind of heat
The vanity of princes, the rubble at our feet.
They offer us water from a poisoned well
But we’ve tasted the Heaven that’s broken through Hell!
(Low, guttural growl)
DIG THE TRENCHES.
[Bridge / Breakdown]
(The tempo halves. It becomes cavernous and slow. A lone, haunting guitar melody plays.)
(Whispered)
Psalm 23:4…
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me!"
[Chorus]
(Melodic but raw vocals. Wide, atmospheric chords over a relentless blast beat.)
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Through the smog and the sirens, Your face is the sun
The battle is finished! The victory is won!
(The BREAKDOWN hits. Pure, rhythmic violence. Minimalist chugging with massive spaces of silence in between.)
FEAR. NO. EVIL.
(Pick slide)
YOU ARE WITH ME!
(The final slam is a wall of sound, ending on a sustained, feedback-heavy low G.)
[Outro]
(The chaos fades into the sound of distant rain and a soft, clean guitar pluck.)
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart
(Fade to black.)
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