If I Go Missing

Halo · UNSC

The story in the song

A cinematic Halo tribute song for the Spartans marked MIA, built around blackbox static, last pings, broken beacons, and the line fans know by heart: Spartans never die.

If I Go Missing is a story-driven UNSC memorial song about soldiers who vanish beyond the line, still fighting in the dark.

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Lyrics

Static on the blackbox Snowfall in my ears Last ping in the dark Then I disappear My visor caught the sunrise On a world we could not save I watched the sky turn silver Over every nameless grave They told me hold the line So I held it with my bones With my back against the fire And my heart set into stone No medals in the silence No flag above my head Just one last broken beacon Where they think I should be dead But check the report Read every line No KIA Just MIA If I go missing, don't call me gone I am still fighting where the night goes on Bury my name, but leave my armor on Spartans never die We just fade beyond the dawn If I go missing, don't call me gone I am the echo in the battle song No final breath, no ending carved in stone Spartans never die So don't call me gone My MJOLNIR is cracking But it still knows how to stand I have blood inside my gauntlet And a rifle in my hand There are stars above the wreckage There are ghosts inside the rain Every voice I could not answer Still keeps calling out my name I do not need a rescue I do not need a grave Just send my broken signal Through the static and the flame And check the report Read every line No KIA Just MIA If I go missing, don't call me gone I am still fighting where the night goes on Bury my name, but leave my armor on Spartans never die We just fade beyond the dawn If I go missing, don't call me gone I am the echo in the battle song No final breath, no ending carved in stone Spartans never die So don't call me gone Tell them I stayed Tell them I stood Tell them I gave Everything I could Tell them the sky Burned red and white Tell them I held One more night And if my voice Falls out of range Do not let the file Change my name I am not ash I am not done I am the last light Under the gun No KIA No final sign Just MIA Beyond the line No KIA No final sign Just MIA Still alive If I go missing, don't call me gone I am still fighting where the night goes on Bury my name, but leave my armor on Spartans never die We just fade beyond the dawn If I go missing, don't call me gone I am the echo in the battle song No final breath, no ending carved in stone Spartans never die So don't call me gone Static on the blackbox One spark in the void Last ping in the dark Still holding the line Spartans never die Don't call me gone