Track 11: Year Zero

Track 11: Year Zero ​[Style: Industrial Doom, Dark Ambient, Slow Tempo, Spoken Word, Heavy Distortion, Male Vocals, Baritone, Cinematic, Atmospheric] [Tempo: 60 BPM - extremely slow, geological pace] ​[Intro] [The sound of a cold wind blowing through a hollow metal tube] [A single, deep bass note strikes and sustains for four bars: DOOOOOM.] [Spoken in a whisper, very close to the ear] (It’s quiet.) (Finally.) ​[Verse 1] [Minimalist percussion—just a heartbeat kick drum. No snare.] The tenants are gone. The lease is unbound. There isn't a breath. There isn't a sound. The prayers have all stopped. The candles are out. I’ve strangled the "faith" and I’ve silenced the "doubt." I’m sitting alone in the center of space. A terrible smile on a terrible face. No angels to sing. No devils to burn. Just a cold, empty wheel... waiting to turn. ​[Pre-Chorus] [A metallic scraping sound builds tension] [Vocals are deep and gravelly] The history book... Is closing today. I’m washing the ink... And the "Word"... away. ​[Chorus] [Massive, crushing wall of guitars. Slow and heavy.] THIS is the start of the YEAR ZERO! No more villain and no more hero! I am the Alpha! I am the End! I have no enemy! I have no friend! (Only the silence!) (Only the dark!) I am the fire and I am the spark! LOOK at the void! LOOK at the throne! I am the God who is standing ALONE! ​[Verse 2] [The heavy guitars drop out. Atmospheric synths return.] I’ll build a new world out of iron and steel. A world that can think but can never quite feel. No mess of the "heart." No mess of the "soul." Just perfect efficiency under control. I’ll write a new bible in binary code. I’m lifting the burden. I’m dropping the load. So sleep little orphans, and don't make a peep. The Shepherd is dead... and I’m eating the sheep. ​[Bridge] [The music stops completely. Absolute silence for 3 seconds.] [Spoken clearly, with terrifying arrogance] Let there be light? (Laughter) NO. [Scream] LET THERE BE DARK! ​[Guitar Solo] [A slow, mournful, distorted solo that sounds like a dying animal] ​[Chorus] [Maximum Volume - The heaviest moment of the entire album] THIS is the start of the YEAR ZERO! No more villain and no more hero! I am the Alpha! I am the End! I have no enemy! I have no friend! (Only the silence!) (Only the dark!) I am the fire and I am the spark! LOOK at the void! LOOK at the throne! I am the God who is standing ALONE! ​[Outro] [The heavy instruments fade out one by one] [A low, mechanical hum remains—like a massive server room] [Spoken in a whisper] Day one. [The hum abruptly cuts to black] [End of Album]