"When The Nighttime Comes" by Fragile Gods with additional vocals by Aika Zabala.

Lyrics:

Waking from a restless dream
The air is hot and still
This room is just like mine
Only the walls bend towards infinity

Walking down endless stairs
Each step is longer than last
Hours later at the front door
Stepping outside into the abyss
What I see I don’t understand
I don’t see no birds, no cars, no people
I know these streets but I don’t know where I am
I know these streets but I don’t know where I am

Is anybody here?
Can anybody hear me?
I don’t know what’s real
And I don’t like this feeling

When the nighttime comes
I hear electric hums
That I can’t get out of my head
When the daybreak comes
I can’t find anyone
Only empty streets instead

It feels like I stepped out of time
Trapped on an empty stage set
Walking past the same old houses
Hyperreal with no signs of life
Doesn't matter which way I go
Every road circles back on itself
This world is glitching
Everything in improbable positions
There is no future and no past
Just an ever-present, never-ending now
Just an ever-present, never-ending now

There’s got to be a way to bend
The bars of this cage
There’s got to be a way to escape
This abandoned stage

When the nighttime comes
I hear electric hums
That I can’t get out of my head
When the daybreak comes
I can’t find anyone
Only empty streets instead

What kind of world
What kind of world is this?
Where straight lines
They don't exist

What kind of world
What kind of world is this?
Where straight lines
They don't exist

What kind of world?  (repeat x4)

When the nighttime comes
I hear electric hums
That I can’t get out of my head
When the daybreak comes
I can’t find anyone
Only empty streets instead

When The Nighttime Comes

Fragile Gods, the New York-based dark synthpop project of Frederick Frantz, creates flowing retrosynth tunes with minimal, atmospheric arrangements and unique vocals often backed with rich female harmonies. Their music, sounding as if it came from a cassette from another era, evokes the sounds of classic synthpop and industrial bands. 

In 2023, Fragile Gods released their long-awaited full length album, "Dark Water." Meticulously crafted over four years, the album features a diverse range of tracks, from the danceable to the surreal. Throughout the album, Frantz's vocals are both emotive and haunting, delivering lyrics that explore dreams, longing, and alienation. 

In 2019, Fragile Gods returned with their second EP, "Cold Comfort," and a new approach. The poppier elements which were hinted at on the prior release were now more to the front. Frantz's vocals are more melodic and less distorted. However, not all the rough edges have been sanded off as witnessed by "Step Outside the Frame." 

The band's 2015 debut "The Future Never Came" was influenced by the likes of 80s EBM bands Nitzer Ebb and Cabaret Voltaire with occasional synthpop elements surfacing. 

Fragile Gods is a band that is constantly evolving, creating a retro-futuristic sound that is both unique and timeless.