In the Project, every song adds to a story that continues to get deeper and deeper. Empty Resolutions is a very emotional song with elements that are hard to ignore. This was done on purpose. But the story segment was just completed, and I believe it may put the lyrics in even more perspective. Empty Resolutions Story The climate sits in a tense and violent stalemate between government and its people. Across the globe, vigilantes join together and begin raids on the local law enforcement offices. The people have been driven to a point of desperation and that has made them dangerous. The fears of a government which knew what they were doing, came to fruition. What everyone didnt know, was something so much worse was stirring below them. The planet has been stirring for many years. The hurricanes continued to grow stronger. The blizzards became more and more frequent in places which had never seen them before. Earthquakes became far more violent and the death toll began to rise to numbers that were hard to believe. Its as if the earth was issuing a warning of what was to come. Unfortunately, since the masses were consumed with vengeance and the government was busy with tyranny, no one could heed that warning. New York has seen its share of disastrous events but none as awful as what was about to happen. 1am , on a Tuesday. An earthquake strikes. Things shake but it seems to be more of a noise than a motion. Most people dont even wake up. Everything stops. It begins again, this time much stronger. Car alarms go off, dogs are barking, street lights go out. The power grin goes down. Everything stops. Young children have been awakened in the homes that have children. Parents wake to calm them. Things are a little out of sorts, but OK. Then, It happens. A quake begins which is more violent than the city has ever seen. Glass instantly explodes out of the buildings scraping the sky and glass falls to the streets like knives. Old buildings crumble and fall apart taking the lives of residents who just woke up. The streets crack and begin to widen. Near the center of the city, a huge sink hole falls into the earth, then begins to reverse itself and rise like an ant hill 90 feet high. People nearby are mesmerised by confusion and fear. At about 98 feet high, a very loud noise and force rips through the air like a propane tank exploding. The top of the hill explodes with magma which had found its way through newly formed cracks in the earths crust. Lava pours through the streets and windows at ground level. This was one... of five volcanoes which had shown up in the streets. The city doesnt stand a chance. One of many... A man wakes in his room, in pure darkness. He smells smoke and what could be grease frying. A moment later, the upper half of his apartment building falls off. The outer wall of his corner apartment goes with it revealing streets of slow moving magma carrying building debris and car remains. Cars which seem to have become ovens and had cooked the people who were trying to escape the city. That smell....Oh my god. Else where in the city..... A woman looks out her window realizing she has to get out. She sees people running away from a dull orange light. She knew time was short. Pajamas and a robe will have to do she thought. She grabbed her robe and keys, unlocked her door, and ran for the apartment building exit. Once to the sidewalk, she saw what people were running from. She could see one volcano a couple miles down the road and the magma slowly making its way. She began to run. I may have a chance if I can get to higher ground she thought. What she didnt realize was she didnt have as much time as she thought. A hot wind from the initial explosion had been channeled between the buildings creating a deadly wave of heat. This invisible wave strikes her and everyone near her and instantly sets them all on fire. A slow and excruciating death followed. In a family owned shoe store 30 blocks west..... A mother and her 8 year old son are in a dark store. After her husband died of cancer 3 years before, she had to become stronger for her boy. A better person, a better mother, and she had succeeded. Her instinct says they will not survive this, but the last thing she wants to do is make their last moments alive full of fear. She dresses her son in his Sunday best. The boy is crying while she puts his tie on. She says Its OK my sweet child, theres no need to fret. Ill be strong for us both, our final hour Is set. She pulls him close and puts his head on her shoulder. My poor baby please dont cry, it will be alright, the pain will not last, just hold on to me tight. She stands up, holding her boy. He is facing the back of the store while she is facing the front store window watching the lava build outside. Let your memories get you through, anything you may feel. Im so sorry my sweet angel, close your eyes to whats real. The lava bursts in through the window and burns everything... and everyone... in its path. At the top of a local business building... A small group of people managed to get to the top of this building so they could contemplate their next move. Most cell phones arent working for reception but the business owner has a satellite phone for emergencies. He calls his relatives in Tokyo. .... it picks up. ......what......no.... it cant be.....What? says the young man from down the street. Its the emergency system recording for Tokyo, he says they are also down. They all stand silent for a moment, letting it sink in. Then, the silence is broken when the building below them begins to crumble. This is frightening considering lava surrounds the building. The building starts to lean, then tumbles over. The small group... falls.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 02:39:47 +0000
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