[intro]
[verse]
The air is thick with invisible dust.
Silence screams in the rusted trust.
[verse]
Green light flashes in the dead of night.
Control rods slide out of sight.
A spark ignites the core’s deep sleep.
Promises we could not keep.
The sky turns purple, then bright white.
We walked into the blinding light.
[pre-chorus]
No alarm sounded loud enough.
The air became sharp and rough.
Taste the metal on your tongue.
The song of death has just begun.
[chorus]
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Ashes falling, lessons learned.
City sleeps under concrete shroud.
Screams are lost inside the cloud.
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Time stops here, no return.
[verse]
Pripyat streets are empty now.
Ferris wheel makes no vow.
Dolls lie scattered in the hall.
Waiting for a call that won’t fall.
Trees grow green through cracked pavement.
Nature takes what was spent.
[pre-chorus]
Radiation lingers long.
Right where we all went wrong.
Half-lives tick away the years.
Washing away our tears.
[chorus]
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Ashes falling, lessons learned.
City sleeps under concrete shroud.
Screams are lost inside the cloud.
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Time stops here, no return.
[bridge]
Stone sarcophagus holds the fire.
Burying our dark desire.
Is it safe to walk again?
Or do we still feel the pain?
[Interlude – eerie atmospheric synth swell]
(Instrumental Solo)
[chorus]
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Earth and sky both overturned.
Ghost town stands as warning sign.
Crossing every boundary line.
I remember you burned, burned, burned.
Forever lost, forever turned.The zone remains, silent and stark.
Glowing faintly in the dark.