Atlas Wept
Album: Chance of a Lifetime
Lyrics by Melissa Bianco
A gentle pop-rock ballad with folk touches and warm, intimate female vocals, honoring the community and shared memories of City of Heroes’ final night.
Lyrics
Time has a way of teaching me
How people move on effortlessly
Just a game, there are others plenty
But this one meant something to many
Everyone came to say goodbye
So many people, Atlas packed sky-high
Shoulder to shoulder, hearts on display
A last stand together before fading away
The day the servers went down
In Atlas Park, we gathered round
We listened as stories came our way
A beautiful, bittersweet day
My chat was insane, I could barely keep up
Wishing everyone the best of luck
So surreal, it didn’t feel true
Mind on fire, emotions too
But what impressed me the most
Were the thanks and memories they wrote
We’d mattered more than we knew
In quiet ways that carried through
The day the servers went down
In Atlas Park, we gathered round
We listened as stories came our way
A beautiful, bittersweet day
They’d been good to us all these years
Dedicated players who stayed sincere
These were the best fans we’d ever had
They came to stand with us at the last
They told us what we’d meant to them
My heart came apart at the seams
I knew this day would hurt from the start
It’s not about me, I can’t fall apart
The day the servers went down
In Atlas Park, we gathered round
We listened as stories came our way
A beautiful, bittersweet day
Torches raised in solidarity
Costumes, backstories, identity
We stood by the Atlas statue
The weight of the world he carried too
We took our screenshots, we were bound
Trying to get time with everyone around
Last goodbyes, familiar gestures
Checked the clock, felt the pressure
The day the servers went down
In Atlas Park, we gathered round
We listened as stories came our way
A beautiful, bittersweet day
Where did the time go, it just slipped by
We reminisced, barely time for goodbyes
So much gratitude, so much left to say
Torches up, just moments away
Just a few minutes more
Not ready to go
Just one more thing-
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