Verse 1
The city used to shine at night
Neon halos, traffic lights
Now the streets are empty ghosts
And nobody comes home
Purple scars across the sky
Broken prayers and satellite cries
We tried to hold the line together
But storms don’t last forever
Pre-Chorus
And I still hear your voice
Through the radio static
Like a memory fading slow
Into the blackness
Chorus
When the lights went out in Hollywood
We stood where no one else would
Holding broken proton guns
While the whole world came undone
And if this is how it ends
At least we fought beside our friends
In the ashes of the dark
We left our names among the stars
Whoa-oh-oh
The sky was falling down
Whoa-oh-oh
But we still stood our ground
Verse 2
ECTO sirens in the rain
Driving through the fear and pain
Every mile closer to the fire
Every soul running out of time
Phoebe lost beyond the veil
Calling out but growing pale
And somewhere in the endless Void
The old heroes make their choice
Pre-Chorus
Peter laughs to hide the fear
Ray still believes they’ll make it outta here
Winston looks into the storm
Knowing what they’re fighting for
Chorus
When the lights went out in Hollywood
We stood where no one else would
Crossing streams against the end
Trying to save the world again
And if heaven closed its doors
We’d still fight through ghost wars
Even shadows couldn’t stop
The beating of a Ghostbuster’s heart
Bridge
No turning back now
The portal’s opening wide
Silver holds the line
While worlds collide
Callie screaming through the fire
Gary driving straight through hell
And in the Void the legends vanished
Just to break the spell
Breakdown
(soft piano + distant choir)
I saw the skyline disappear
Fading slowly crystal clear
But through the silence came one sound—
“Fire ‘em up…”
Final Chorus
When the lights went out in Hollywood
We became more than flesh and blood
Just names inside a ghost story
Trying to protect tomorrow
And if they ask who held the line
When the end consumed the night
Tell them we were standing there—
Still fighting in the purple light
Outro
Sirens fading…
Static calling…
Somewhere beyond the Void…
The proton streams still burn.
MattC98