[Verse 1] Level ninety-eight Below the battlefield Above the lower levels A perfect defensive position High ground Strong sightlines Natural barriers Active volcanoes Many active volcanoes Ash everywhere Madela stared at the ash The ash continued Madela began cleaning
[Pre-Chorus] Quade looked around “This is excellent terrain.” Brome looked around “This is a wall.” Brome touched the wall. The wall stopped being a wall. Brome nodded. “It required testing.” Nobody argued.
[Chorus] Speck Tackle Are Fortress in the firelight Speck Tackle Are Ash falling from the sky Build the walls Raise the towers Prepare for what is coming Speck Tackle Are Madela is cleaning
[Verse 2] The tower went up first Quade handled the upper platforms Four arms Four tools Three successful installations One minor incident The incident remained visible Rangor arrived with supplies And twelve creatures Nobody knew where the creatures came from The creatures loved Rangor This was the problem Every time Rangor unloaded something The creatures helped Incorrectly
[Pre-Chorus 2] Solvren prepared meals For the workers The meal glowed briefly Nobody asked why Everyone ate anyway Brome reinforced the foundations One reinforcement survived the process This was considered progress
[Chorus] Speck Tackle Are Fortress in the firelight Speck Tackle Are Ash falling from the sky Build the walls Raise the towers Prepare for what is coming Speck Tackle Are Madela is cleaning
[Verse 3] The walls were completed Madela cleaned them The barracks were completed Madela cleaned them The storage rooms were completed Madela cleaned them A defensive artillery position Was completed Madela cleaned it Then Madela planted a flower The flower died immediately Long silence Madela planted another flower The flower also died The volcanoes continued
[Bridge] Ten wounded soldiers Arrived from the upper levels Then twenty Then forty The battle above was moving Closer The soldiers brought reports The darkness was advancing Possibly ten days away Possibly less The commanders listened carefully The soldiers left Madela cleaned where they stood
[Pre-Chorus 3] Ash on the walls Madela cleaned Ash on the tower Madela cleaned Ash on the artillery Madela cleaned Ash on the flower The flower was gone Madela planted another flower
[Chorus — Key Lift] Speck Tackle Are Fortress in the firelight Speck Tackle Are The enemy may arrive in ten The walls are standing The tower’s ready The defenses wait below Speck Tackle Are Madela is cleaning
[Verse 4] The turrets were armed Quade checked them. Twice Then three times Then a fourth time This felt correct Rangor’s creatures occupied three towers Without permission The creatures appeared happy Brome tested another wall The wall disagreed Solvren prepared emergency rations The rations emitted smoke This was noted
[Bridge 2] Madela planted another flower The flower survived For seven seconds A new personal record Madela looked hopeful The volcano disagreed Ash fell again The flower vanished Madela stared at the ground Then produced another seed
[Final Chorus] Speck Tackle Are Fortress in the firelight Speck Tackle Are Ash forever from the sky The walls are ready The tower’s ready The soldiers know where to run Speck Tackle Are The enemy is coming Speck Tackle Are Madela is cleaning
[Outro] The tower stood The walls stood The barracks stood The turrets stood The base stood The defenses were prepared The mission was successful Mostly Madela cleaned Quade helped Poorly Rangor’s creatures helped Very poorly Brome helped The floor did not survive Solvren attempted a cleaning solution It became soup Nobody understood how Ash continued falling Madela continued cleaning The ash was winning Slightly For now A new flower appeared Madela looked at it The flower looked doomed The ash kept falling Madela cleaned And cleaned And cleaned