Dead Air Disco

GUIDANCE: dark industrial electro, 126 BPM

TRIGGER: radio static

Intro

Good evening, remaining listener.

The highways are empty.

The broadcast will continue.

TRIGGER: radio jingle

Stay alive.

Stay tuned.

TRIGGER: beat starts

Verse 1

Neon breathing in the rain

every window looks the same

traffic lights change red to green

for machines that cannot leave

Subway doors are open wide

nothing living steps inside

someone left the music on

someone vanished before dawn

Pre-Chorus

GUIDANCE: whispered vocal

The city has no heartbeat

but the speakers disagree

CHORUS

TRIGGER: heavy beat drop

Dead air disco

all night long

Empty buildings

sing along

Dead air disco

no one leaves

The signal still believes

Flash the lights

lock the doors

Keep moving

when the world is gone

STATION BREAK

TRIGGER: beat cuts

This is an automated message.

No survivors have been reported.

TRIGGER: supermarket music

Tonight's specials include:

Fresh water.

Oxygen.

Complete forgiveness.

Verse 2

Mannequins turn toward the sound

plastic faces looking down

escalators climb alone

into stores of dust and bone

Billboards flicker perfect skin

perfect teeth and nothing in

every mouth repeats the phrase:

You deserve

a brighter day

CHORUS

TRIGGER: heavy beat drop

Dead air disco

all night long

Empty buildings

sing along

Dead air disco

no one leaves

The signal still believes

Flash the lights

lock the doors

Keep moving

when the world is gone

EMERGENCY BREAK

TRIGGER: warning tone

Attention, listener.

Do not leave.

Do not adjust the receiver.

Do not answer voices

inside unused frequencies.

TRIGGER: childlike melody

Especially your own.

BRIDGE

GUIDANCE: sweet alternate voice

You were lonely

so we stayed

You were silent

so we played

You were frightened

of the dark

So we built one

from the sparks

BREAKDOWN

TRIGGER: distorted kick

One city

one station

One body

in rotation

Dance when instructed

signal corrupted

FINAL CHORUS

GUIDANCE: full intensity

Dead air disco

all night long

Every tower

sings along

Raise the volume

kill the sun

Every station

speaks as one

Dead air disco

no one leaves

The signal still believes

OUTRO

TRIGGER: music stops

Good morning, remaining listener.

The current population is—

TRIGGER: voice glitch

One.

One.

One.

Your participation

is mandatory.