[Verse 1 — quiet, walking through aftermath, distant] I felt the shift before I saw it Something wrong beneath the air The rooms were full But empty somehow
Like no one wanted to be there
The music still plays But no one hears it Not the way they did before
I call their names
No one answers
Just echoes
And something more
[Pre-Chorus — realization, calm but breaking underneath] I know this place I’ve seen it form
But something here
Has taken them before I could
[Chorus — grounded, heavy sadness, restrained] Too late I felt it slipping through my hands Too late I couldn’t reach them where they stand
They’re somewhere locked behind their dreaming Somewhere I can’t follow through
Too late
They didn’t want the truth
[Verse 2 — walking further, observing the aftermath] Their bodies here But something missing Like the light has stepped away
No struggle left No resistance
Just a silence where they stay
And every face still looks like them But nothing answers back inside
They chose the world that took them under
They chose not to rise
[Pre-Chorus] And I can’t force What they refused
And I can’t be What they no longer choose
[Chorus] Too late I watched it happen in real time Too late I couldn’t pull them from her mind
They’re somewhere deeper than perception Somewhere I can’t break into
Too late
They didn’t want the truth
[Bridge — first time her “infantry” cracks emotionally] (Voices softer, not as strong now)
We tried We tried
(Elara, barely holding) I tried
(Voices respond) You tried
(Elara) But they were gone
Before I arrived
[Silence moment]
[Final Chorus — heavier, grief grounded, not explosive] Too late Not every soul can be brought back Too late Not every fracture can be cracked
They found something in the dreaming Something they chose over the light
Too late
They surrendered to the night
[Outro — very quiet, painful clarity] I was here
…
but not in time