NOVEL FROG Children of the Scalpel (Prologue Track 2)
Intro:
“In the still of night, machines hum cold,
Whispers in the dark, a tale retold.
Children lost to science, fate in chains,
Sutures tight, the scalpel reigns.”
Underlines the eerie, haunting reality of the situation—children who have been subjected to life-altering surgeries in the dark, sterile environment of a secret military lab. In Project Cayro, children are being experimented on to augment them with supernatural abilities. The atmosphere described in the prologue, with machines humming and sterile lights flickering, sets the scene for these events.
Verse 1:
“Father’s hand, trembling near,
A promise soaked in sweat and fear.
“Will she wake?” the doctor sighs,
But answers come with silver lies.”
The female voice represents the perspective of the children, particularly Cayro and Star, who are the focus of these risky experiments. The lyrics, "Children lost to science, fate in chains" encapsulate the children's powerlessness, their fates now controlled by cold military science.
The "Father's hand trembling near" refers directly to Dr. Zaraki, who is portrayed in the prologue as anxious and desperate, sitting beside his daughter's bed as she faces this dangerous procedure to save her life.
Chorus:
“We are the children of the scalpel’s edge,
Born in blood and sterile dread.
Machines that hum our lullaby,
Sutures cut, we cannot cry.
Flesh and metal, bone and steel,
Silent screams we cannot feel.”
In this haunting chorus, "We are the children of the scalpel’s edge," the children are being torn apart and rebuilt by science. The "flesh and metal, bone and steel" signifies their augmented bodies, which have been modified through genetic engineering and cybernetic enhancements. The powerful harmonies reflect the weight of this irreversible transformation.
Verse 2:
“In the lab, cold as death,
Needles bite with poisoned breath.
Futures stolen, sold for gold,
Children lost, their stories untold.
Pulses fade beneath the knife,
Programmed souls, devoid of life.
Echoes in the halls so stark,
Sutures drawn, we fade to dark.”
The second verse, “In the lab, cold as death... Needles bite with poisoned breath,” draws on the brutal and detached nature of the surgeries the children are undergoing. The "pulses fade beneath the knife" reflects the tension in the prologue, where their lives are on the edge—caught between life and death during the procedure.
Chorus:
“We are the children of the scalpel’s edge,
Born in blood and sterile dread.
Machines that hum our lullaby,
Sutures cut, we cannot cry.
Flesh and metal, bone and steel,
Silent screams we cannot feel.”
Bridge:
“In the dark, we sleep alone,
Hearts of iron, turned to stone.
In the silence, we are bound,
In our veins, the truth is found.
Father’s promise, mother’s tears,
All erased in ghostly years.
Sutures close, the blade descends,
Where does the nightmare end?”
The whisper in the bridge, "In the silence, we are bound," reflects the inner turmoil and haunting fate of the children post-operation. This line echoes the moment in the prologue when they are placed into medically induced comas, a silence that is not just physical but represents the erasure of their old selves.
Chorus:
“We are the children of the scalpel’s edge,
Born in blood and sterile dread.
Machines that hum our lullaby,
Sutures cut, we cannot cry.
Flesh and metal, bone and steel,
Silent screams we cannot feel.””
Outro:
The outro brings the haunting uncertainty of their futures. In the prologue, the operation's outcome is left hanging—success could mean new life, or it could mean death, represented by the chilling last line, "Where does the nightmare end?" The eerie humming of machinery signifies the omnipresent danger and mechanical coldness of the lab, as these young lives are rewritten by science.