Collateral Fates

	Album Name	Collateral Fates
	Artist	Doug's Music Shack
	Release Date	Saturday, March 15th, 2025 • in 1 month 26 days
	Genre	Multiple
	Tracks	7
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Collateral Fates is a work in progress.

The album and tracks may significantly change between now and March 15th, 2025.

Full Album Lyrics

Below you will find lyrics for every track on Collateral Fates.

"Gathering Clouds" Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Thunder rolling in the distance
Veiled whispers on the evening news
Silver tongues weaving illusions
While we stand with nothing to lose
Bright suits shaking hands in shadows
Papers signed under dimming lights
Promises carved into false halos
They draw lines we can’t see at night

[Chorus]
Clouds gather, hearts shatter
No one sees the storm that’s born
Lines drawn in silence, out of compliance
The calm before the coming war

[Verse 2]
Fear settles in like a warning
Shivers that we try to ignore
We watch as they move the pieces
A silent chess game before the roar
Empty streets, anxious reflections
Footsteps echo in hollow halls
Hope feels fleeting, in each direction
We brace ourselves for darkness to fall

[Chorus]
Clouds gather, hearts shatter
No one sees the storm that’s born
Lines drawn in silence, out of compliance
The calm before the coming war

[Chorus - Reprise]
Clouds gather, hearts shatter
The truth we knew has been torn
Lines drawn in silence, forced into violence
The calm is gone, the war is born

"The War Room" Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Long tables of greed in perfect rows
Strategies penned in hush-toned codes
Gilded suits with razor minds
They shape our fate with each dotted line
Secrets whispered behind closed doors
They speak of war like it’s just a score
A king’s gamble with nameless pawns
Dark shadows lengthen as daylight’s gone

[Chorus]
In the war room, the deals are made
Fortunes rise on the plans they’ve laid
Blood and gold, the currency of fear
Hidden eyes watch from the chandeliers

[Verse 2]
They feast on the spoils of broken lands
Counting the cost with trembling hands
To them it’s all graphs and profits won
While on the field, we lose our own
A handshake seals another’s doom
Behind the masks, the vultures loom
One signature, the future sold
The board is set, our stories told

[Bridge]
They say it’s for glory, they say it’s for pride...
But the truth is written in the balance sheet...
This is their empire, born on a lie...
We’re just the numbers beneath their feet

[Chorus]
In the war room, the walls close in
Contempt dressed in a polished grin
They shape destinies with pens of steel
While we’re forced to bleed for their twisted deal