Night in the ER

Dark 80s melodic metal, emotional rock ballad with symphonic and cinematic elements, no heroic feel, focused on guilt, regret and hope. Heavy distorted guitars, deep bass, powerful drums, dramatic orchestral strings and choir pads building tension. Intense male vocal telling the story of a nurse who fights to save her husband in the ER after a brutal car accident caused by their last argument. Title: Night in the ER [Verse 1] She left the house on fire, white scrubs on and eyes in pain, “I can’t take this any longer”, he threw anger back again. Door slams hard, the rain is falling, both their hearts fall out of line, She walks into the crowded ER, he drives lost inside his mind. [Pre-Chorus] Cold white lights above the hallway, ticking clocks cut through the air, There’s a shadow in her chest that whispers something waits out there. [Chorus] Night in the ER, sirens screaming through the night, She can see his broken body in that same cold, blinding light. Between IVs and injections, all their past comes bleeding through, She is fighting with her conscience, he is fighting for one more sunrise with you. [Verse 2] He jumps into the car in anger, burning tires on the street, Every word they threw at each other turns to wounds that start to bleed. Then a red light lost in chaos, then the metal, then the glass, And the silence of the impact cuts their story clean in half. [Pre-Chorus] When the call comes on the radio, that last name cuts like a knife, Both her hands begin to tremble, but she’s trained to hold a life. [Chorus] Night in the ER, sirens screaming through the night, She can see his broken body in that same cold, blinding light. Between IVs and injections, all their past comes bleeding through, She is fighting with her conscience, he is fighting for one more sunrise with you. [Bridge] “Stay with me, don’t fade away”, she whispers, holding tight his hand, “If I failed you back at home, let me make it right again.” Between monitors and prayers, time turns judge and jury too, Every tear that leaves her eyes is just a plea for life with you. [Break] If I knew that cruel goodbye Was the last time I would see your eyes… [Final Chorus] Night in the ER, fate can be so cold and rough, She is trying to rewrite every word that was too tough. If tomorrow he wakes up, he’ll find strength to softly say: “Through the pain and through the wreckage, I choose you and I will stay.”