"Cascading waves of change... Events we think could be inconsequential can affect the future unintentionally. What if you had the power to affect monumental change? Would you let fear consume... Or would you overcome? We sent a message into the past; a warning of man's imminent demise. We have that message. The following record is inspired by that message. Though this story is not inevitable and a society does evolve... We can change our fate. We can change the future. We can change the past."
— "First Light"
"This place is a desert for the mind. Devoid of emotion and barren of thought... No real thought, at least. It's no surprise. Most minds here have long since atrophied from lack of use. They wait in flatline for the next rushing jolt of synthetic stimulation. The real world can't compare, even if it were allowed to. Contemplating the real world leads to seeing the world for what it is; a prison. A cell for the mind, body, and soul. All my life I've been a prisoner, cowering at the idea that I might be capable of unique thought; terrified of what my own instincts may lead to. So how can I blame them? But it hasn't always been this way. I've heard rumors. Filtered... Distant... Faded... I seek to know the truth."
— "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE"
"Haley!
Where are you?
Where have they taken you?!
I have come so far and I will not stop now.
I will scour this entire planet if I have to!
...I will find you."
Where are you?
Where have they taken you?!
I have come so far and I will not stop now.
I will scour this entire planet if I have to!
...I will find you."
— Thomas Bell in the teaser
for the music video of "Halo".
for the music video of "Halo".