Broken Neon

BROKEN NEON Just after midnight, the lights begin to fail. One sign goes dark. Then another. Within minutes, an entire block is flickering between light and darkness. Upside down. The last train passes without stopping. Storefronts disappear behind steel shutters. Somewhere beneath the streets, something heavy starts moving. Stay down low. Then every neon sign on the block goes out at once. Silence. For several seconds, the city has no colour. Then one damaged sign comes back to life. It shouldn't. Half its letters are missing, its transformer is failing, but it keeps burning. Keep the feeling. One more night. By morning, the sign will probably be gone. Tonight, it refuses to die. Cinematic Substep · 140 BPM