Alien Invasion Score

Lyrics

Black and white, nineteen inches of night.
Just you and me.
Ready?
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

There they are. Lined up neat.
Rows of pixel dread, marching in time.
I get three little ships, three little chances.
Three attempts to hold back the tide.
The first wave is slow, almost polite.
I can breathe between the shots.
I can plan my defense.
It feels like I own this little slice of space.

But you speed up.
Your heart beats faster.
Thump-thump-thump-thump.
And my heart answers.
Another row gone, another step closer to the ground.
This isn't a game.
It's a countdown. It's the pressure.

Tokyo, 1978. The air is thick with smoke.
Nishikado is counting CPU cycles on his Intel 8080.
Not for fun. For this.
For this exact feeling of closing walls.
He knew. He built my panic right into your board.
Every invader I clear makes the others faster.
My success is my punishment.
Your programming is a kind of perfect, simple cruelty.

And you speed up.
Your heart beats faster.
Thumpthumpthumpthump.
And my heart answers.
Another row gone, another step closer to the ground.
This isn't a game.
It's a countdown. It's the pressure.

Just a few left now. Darting side to side.
The sound is a frantic whine.
I'm chasing the score.
Ten thousand points for one more life.
One more chance to push you back.
But the last one always gets faster than my thoughts.
The shield is gone.
The ground is so close.

GAME OVER.
Thump... thump... thump... thump...