[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro – Ambient Fade In]
[Low Synth Drone, Portamento Glide, Distant Guitar Swells, Heartbeat Kick]
Billions of decisions
(Opportunities’ provisions)
Consequences…
(Whispers in the dark)
After every spark
(Comes the mark)
[Verse 1 – Sparse, Haunting]
You took the road
(You felt was right)
But every turn
(Carries a price)
Echoes remain
(They never leave)
Truth in the shadows
(Beneath belief)
[Instrumental, Portamento Glide]
[Sub Bass, Delayed Guitar Notes, Organ Pad]
[Pre-Chorus – Rising Tension]
What did you gain?
(What did you lose?)
Lines in the sand
(You didn’t choose)
[Chorus – Full but Heavy]
Every opportunity
(Casts a shadow you can’t see)
Every choice you make
(Is a line you can’t erase)
From sea to shining seas
(There’s no such thing as free)
Consequences…
(For you and me)
[Instrumental – Guitar/Synth Call & Response]
[Portamento Glide, bending notes, tension build]
[Verse 2 – More Intense]
The higher you climb
(The further you fall)
The louder the silence
(After it all)
Promises fade
(But scars remain)
Nothing is lost
(Without a stain)
[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Portamento Glide, Spoken Vocal, Glitch Effects]
Opportunity…
(You took your shot)
Opportunity…
(Now count the cost)
[Instrumental – Distorted Build]
[Drums enter half-time, Bass growls, Synth rises]
[Chorus – Bigger, Darker]
Every opportunity
(Casts a shadow you can’t see)
Every choice you make
(Is a line you can’t erase)
From sea to shining seas
(It follows endlessly)
Consequences…
(For you and me)
[Bridge 2 – Climactic Spiral]
[Drums Double-Time, Portamento Glide, Organ Swell, Synth Arpeggios]
No rewind
(No return)
Every lesson
(Left to burn)
Opportunity…
(Becomes memory)
Memory…
(Becomes gravity)
[Outro – Dissolve]
[Instruments drop out one by one]
Billions of decisions
(Opportunities’ provisions)
Consequences…
(From see to shining sees)
Opportunity…
(Fades into what will be)
[Portamento Glide]
[Silence]
From the album “Billions“