(Atmospheric shimmering guitar with heavy delay)
(Steady, driving bass pulse kicks in)
(Vocal 1: Low, soulful hum... Vocal 2: High, ethereal harmony)
(Vocal 1): I see the city... breathing in the grey
(Vocal 2): (Breathing in the grey...)
(Vocal 1): Watching the children... playing in the fray
(Vocal 2): (Looking for a way...)
(Vocal 1): You built a temple out of glass and bone
(Vocal 2): (But left the people sitting on a throne of stone)
(Vocal 2): We’re chasing ghosts... across the wire lines
(Vocal 1): (Across the wire lines...)
(Vocal 2): Searching for justice... in the neon signs
(Vocal 1): (In the hollow signs...)
(Vocal 1): The silence here is getting far too loud
(Both): Just another shadow in a faceless crowd!
(Guitar delay intensifies - building to a crescendo)
(Vocal 1): Can you hear the thunder?
(Vocal 2 - High Harmony): (HEAR THE THUNDER!)
(Vocal 1): Can you feel the rain?
(Both - Harmonized): WE’RE BREAKING OUT OF THE COMFORT AND THE PAIN!
(Full Stadium Anthem - Massive Layered Harmonies)
(Both): WHERE IS THE LIGHT? (Vocal 1: I’m still searching!)
(Both): BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE ELECTRIC NIGHT!
(Both): We are the voices that won't be sold
(Vocal 1): A story of fire
(Vocal 2): (Inside the cold!)
(Both): YEAH, THE STORY’S TURNING, NEVER TO BE TOLD!
(Soaring, melodic guitar solo with iconic rhythmic delay)
(Steady, pounding drum beat with high-energy hi-hats)
(Music strips back to bass and atmospheric guitar)
(Vocal 1 - Rich Baritone): Is there a heart beat left in the machine?
(Vocal 2 - High and Clear): (CAN YOU SEE US? CAN WE BE SEEN?!)
(Vocal 1): We’re the rebellion!
(Vocal 2): (WE’RE THE DESIRE!)
(Both - Soaring Harmony): WE’RE THE SOUL THAT’S BURNING ON THE WIRE!
(Both): WHERE IS THE LIGHT? (Vocal 1: Are you with me?)
(Both): BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE ELECTRIC NIGHT!
(Both): We are the voices that won't be sold
(Vocal 1): A story of fire
(Vocal 2): (Inside the cold!)
(Guitar delay echoes into the distance)
(Vocal 1 & 2 trading off soulful"Oh-oh-oh" and high-register ad-libs)
(Vocal 1): It’s a long way home
(Vocal 2): (It’s a long way home...)
(Both): TO THE SILENT MERIDIAN
(Vocal 1 - Final Bono-style sustained note:"BELIEVE!")
(Fade out with shimmering guitar textures)