Everybody Dies

Ayreon - Everybody Dies (Official Lyric Video) The Source 2017

Everybody Dies is the third song from the first disc of The Source, the third song of the album, and the third and final song in Chronicle 1: The 'Frame. Its length is 4:42. It is preceded by Sea of Machines, and followed by Star of Sirrah .

Plot

After a quick analysis, TH-1 comes to the conclusion that the shutdown of all systems will ultimately destroy all life on Planet Alpha much faster than anticipated. This is because the cooling systems for the Quantum Core have also been shut down, which mean that the core is doomed to overheat and melt down into a Quantum Supernova, which will destroy the entire planet. Survival rate is calculated to be 0%. He’s rather condescending to people for obliviously living their life and thinking everything will be fine.

The Captain comes up with the final solution; a select few will be able to leave the planet in the Starblade, and as long as they’re still breathing, they shouldn’t give up. TH-1 agrees that this is their best shot. Though it's not guaranteed to succeed, it's the only course of action that might lead to something positive. 

Singers

• Tommy Karevik as The Opposition Leader
• Tommy Rogers as The Chemist
• Russell Allen as The President
• Michael Eriksen as The Diplomat
• Tobias Sammet as The Captain
• Michael Mills as TH-1
• Floor Jansen as The Biologist
• Hansi Kürsch as The Astronomer

Lyrics

[TH-1]
This isn't good, no this is not good at all
Mayday, mayday, mayday, you're all gonna die
Everybody dies - dies! -dies! Danger! Warning! Mayday!
Abandon! evacuate! get out of here!

Oh no! you lived like you did and you thought everything would be fine?
Now you scamper and run, but you've already run out of time
It's rotting and deteriorating from the inside
There's no way to stop it and clearly there's nowhere to hide
Calculation of survival rate 0%

Doom - gloom; the world goes boom
None will be spared, so don't assume
Not ragged clothed nor silver spooned
You're all the same when extinction looms...

[Opposition Leader and Chemist]
No food supplies, no water supplies
No powers supplies or other supplies
No compromise, just say your goodbyes
And everybody dies

No explanation or clarification
No information or justification
Forget the whys, just cover your eyes
And everybody dies

[TH-1]
Oh no! It's not like your screaming can somehow elongate your life
You're best off to shut up and calm down and wait for it

[Opposition Leader and Chemist]
The world is black, there's no way back
You're way off the track, no plan of attack
So recognise your pending demise
And everybody dies

[President]
And in the end when all is silent, the core is melting down
A quantum supernova's blasting out

[Chemist]
Then ominous skies materialise and everybody dies!

[TH-1]
Oh no! Now holding your breath isn't going to bide you more time
You're best off to lay down and curl up and wait for it

[Opposition Leader and Chemist]
The ultimate blast will be the last
And when it's passed, so terribly fast
It blinds your eyes, you're paralysed
And everybody dies

The soil'll be red where people have bled
The cities all dead, radiation will spread
It's no surprise, we swallowed the lies
And everybody dies

[Astronomer]
And in the end when all is silent, the core is melting down
A quantum supernova's blasting out

[Chemist]
Then ominous skies materialise and everybody dies!

[Diplomat]
Don't give up, we are still breathing
Don't give in, that's what they want
Don't despair, just keep believing
Don't lose heart, we'll blast our way out of here

[TH-1]
Danger! Warning! Mayday! Abandon! Evacuate!

[Captain]
Follow me to a place beyond us
Follow me to another world
Time is short, the hour's upon us
Follow me to the stars

[TH-1]
Oh yes! Not the ideal conditions, but stable enough, you could try
The chances are slim but perhaps you could make it alive?

[Biologist]
And in the end when all is silent, the core is melting down
A quantum supernova's blasting out
And in the end beyond the violence, no humans will be found
Now a quantum supernova's blasted out

[TH-1]
Then ominous skies materialise
No compromise, just say your goodbyes
It's no surprise, we swallowed the lies
Now everybody dies