Gurney Wheels from Floodshift by Wardshift

The relentless rhythm of gurney wheels pushing through flickering hospital halls sets the scene here, dragging Mario into his first true emergency. This track is built on that forced march, the sharp contrast between the hopeful rookie and the raw, unyielding pressure of saving a life when the storm outside matches the chaos inside. Rolling snare patterns and synthesized emergency tones create an atmosphere that's less a song and more a sensory plunge into the disorientation of a critical patient transfer. The piece captures that collision between youthful idealism and the brutal efficiency crisis demands, a narrative played out with every strained breath in Mario’s vocals, shifting from nervous energy to a grim resolve. Its unique structure, a bridge that breaks down then builds back up, lays bare the internal struggle: a moment of crushing doubt, then the cold, hard push through to duty. It’s meant to throw you right into that disorienting rush, the heavy weight of responsibility when every second counts. Listeners will feel the exhaustion, the panic, then perhaps a strange, cold clarity – understanding that sometimes survival is the only art form left.

Tracklist

3.	Gurney Wheels	3:33

Lyrics

Rolling through the corridors of doubt
Emergency lights guide my route

Mario gripping handles tight, knuckles bone-white
Critical patient fading in the fluorescent light
First real emergency, baptism by fire
Hallways stretching endless, stakes climbing higher
Idealism crashing into brutal reality
Romantic notions die in cold efficiency

Gurney wheels keep spinning / through the chaos and the screaming
Rolling toward salvation / but I'm barely still believing
When the alarms cascade / like digital rain falling
Gurney wheels keep spinning / while my conscience keeps on calling

PA crackling overhead with another code blue
Hands shake on the metal rail, what am I supposed to do
Training never taught me how to carry someone's life
Through these sterile corridors that cut like a knife
Nervous energy transforms into something cold
Young dreams breaking down as the story unfolds

Gurney wheels keep spinning / through the chaos and the screaming
Rolling toward salvation / but I'm barely still believing
When the alarms cascade / like digital rain falling
Gurney wheels keep spinning / while my conscience keeps on calling

Stop.
Can't do this anymore
Too much weight to carry
Too much at the core
What if I fail them now
What if they die on my watch

Doubt dissolves as duty takes the wheel instead
Focus sharpen on the living, not the dead
Efficiency replacing romantic fantasy
Grim resolve becoming my new reality

Beauty in the crisis, grace under pressure
Life and death decisions become second nature
This is what it means to hold someone's tomorrow
In your hands despite the fear and sorrow

Gurney wheels keep spinning / through the chaos and the screaming
Rolling toward salvation / now I'm finally believing
When the alarms cascade / like digital rain falling
Gurney wheels keep spinning / and my purpose keeps on calling
Keep on spinning / keep on calling

Credits

from Floodshift, released August 2, 2025

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