Addie Zeka - Faulty New World | Epic British Heavy Metal

Epic British Heavy Metal FAULTY NEW WORLD *[Intro — whispered / distant]* Hear the bells beyond the wire... See the towers scrape the sky... They promised us tomorrow... But tomorrow learned to lie. *[Verse 1]* Born beneath a poisoned sun, We learned to march before we'd run, Steel horizons, glass and chrome, A thousand eyes but nowhere home. They built a kingdom out of fear, Fed us dreams and called them real, Every promise carved in stone, Every truth denied its throne. The streets are breathing through the night, Neon angels dressed in white, Selling heaven by the mile, While the devil wears a smile. *[Pre-Chorus]* And the warning bells are calling, But nobody wants to hear, When the walls begin to tremble, Will you stand or disappear? *[Chorus — huge, soaring]* *WELCOME TO THE FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Where the blind lead the blind! Where the future has been purchased, And the past has been redesigned! *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Hear the engines scream tonight! We were promised everlasting glory— But we inherited the fight! *[Verse 2]* Children stare into the screen, Learning what they should have seen, History becomes a ghost, Truth is worth the price you post. Kings are hiding in the crowd, Speaking softly, thinking loud, Pulling strings behind the throne, Building prisons out of stone. Every number has a face, Every face can be replaced, Every heartbeat has a price, Every freedom comes with ice. *[Pre-Chorus]* Now the sirens shake the skyline, Now the shadows start to rise, There are cracks beneath the empire, There are questions in our eyes. *[Chorus]* *WELCOME TO THE FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Where the blind lead the blind! Where the future has been purchased, And the past has been redesigned! *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Hear the engines scream tonight! We were promised everlasting glory— But we inherited the fight! *[Guitar Solo — twin lead guitars]* *[Bridge — slower, ominous]* I saw a soldier kneel alone, Beside the ruins of his home. He held a photograph of spring, And asked what war had taught the king. I saw a mother at the gate, Counting every second late. She whispered, “If tomorrow comes, Tell me what we have become.” *[Build]* Then thunder rolled across the land, And fire lit the desert sand. The towers shook, the heavens cried, And every false god ran to hide. *[Breakdown — shouted]* WHO BUILT THE WALLS? *WE DID!* WHO FED THE MACHINE? *WE DID!* WHO SOLD THE DREAM? *WE DID!* WHO PAYS THE PRICE? *WE DO!* *[Final Chorus — massive]* *WELCOME TO THE FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Raise your voice against the night! If they bury every question, We will drag it into light! *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Let the old illusions fall! If tomorrow has been broken, Then we'll build tomorrow tall! *[Final Verse — faster]* No more masters in the shadows, No more crowns above the law, No more living on our knees, No more silence born of fear! Let the engines turn to ashes, Let the monuments decay, Let the children write the ending, Let them choose another way! *[Final Chorus — extended]* *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* WE ARE NOT YOUR MACHINES! *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* WE ARE MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE! *FAULTY NEW WORLD!* Hear the final battle cry! If the future belongs to anyone— *IT BELONGS TO THOSE WHO TRY!* *[Outro — clean guitar / distant choir]* The bells are fading... The towers fall... A new dawn waits... Beyond it all. *FAULTY... NEW... WORLD...* [Final guitar harmony fades into silence]