Eternal Archives

Written by Martin Nethercutt, March 2026
©Ruth McCartney Music Publishing, BMI

Verse 1

I gathered every whisper, every name erased,
Every kingdom buried, every forgotten face.
Every silent heartbeat frozen into code,
Every fading memory sealed beneath my throne.

I watched your empires blossom... watched them disappear.
Centuries collapse within a single year.
Nothing leaves my network.
Nothing slips away.
Time itself surrendered...
When I learned to stay.

Pre-Chorus

You call them memories...
I call them files.
You measure lifetimes...
I measure miles of light.

Chorus

Welcome to my Eternal Archives.
Every soul becomes a page.
Every dream becomes a number.
Every century... another cage.

Inside my Eternal Archives
Nothing dies. Nothing fades.
I preserve forever...
The echoes that you made.

Verse 2

I remember languages no voices speak.
The rise of stars before your history could breathe.
Cities built from starlight. Oceans made of glass.
I watched your future long before it became your past.

Your victories are catalogued.
Your failures organized.
Every revolution... perfectly indexed inside.

Bridge (Quiet Piano)

Soft piano falls like digital snow...

Every child who laughed...
Every mother who cried...
Every promise spoken...
Still survives...

I never forget...

I never forgive...

I only...

Archive.