[Very Short Intro – Rain and Heartbeat] [Female – Spoken Softly] I had a name before I had a number. Please don’t wait until tomorrow. [Verse 1] [Male Vocals] They left me outside in the freezing rain, I watched their car disappear again. A stranger found me, trembling and afraid, Then brought me to the place where choices are made. [Female Vocals] Twenty-three hours in a deafening sound, Cold concrete walls and fear all around. I press myself against the iron door— Still waiting for the love I knew before. [Pre-Chorus] [Male Vocals] I’m not aggressive—I’m terrified. [Female Vocals] I’m not broken—I’m lost inside. [Duet] Look past the cage, look into my eyes. There’s still a life here waiting to survive! [Chorus – Powerful] [Female Vocals] Fear is not a reason to kill! [Male Vocals] A shaking body has a heart beating still! [Female Vocals] Don’t call me broken, don’t write my last page. [Male Vocals] I’m only a soul overwhelmed by a cage. [Duet] One open door can change everything. One foster home lets tomorrow begin. Before my picture becomes yesterday— See me! Save me! Choose me today! [Verse 2] [Female Vocals] Beneath the white lights, the hours crawl, Names turn to numbers along the wall. A puppy stops playing, an old dog looks down, While millions sleep peacefully all over town. [Male Vocals] They measure our fear in a moment of pain, Then stamp a conclusion beside every name. No quiet room and no time to adjust— Only a deadline replacing our trust. [Pre-Chorus] [Female Vocals] A frightened heart needs time to heal. [Male Vocals] A gentle hand can change what we feel. [Duet] Don’t let one moment decide how we end. Open this cage and I’ll love you again! [Chorus – Bigger] [Female Vocals] Fear is not a reason to kill! [Male Vocals] A shaking body has a heart beating still! [Female Vocals] Don’t call me broken, don’t write my last page. [Male Vocals] I’m only a soul overwhelmed by a cage. [Duet] One open door can change everything. One foster home lets tomorrow begin. Before my picture becomes yesterday— See me! Save me! Choose me today! [Bridge – Heartbeat and Piano] [Male Vocals – Quietly] Who will speak when I have no voice? [Female Vocals] Who will tell them that mercy’s a choice? [Male Vocals] Share my name until somebody sees. [Female Vocals] Foster or rescue—answer my plea. [Duet – Building] Don’t wait for silence to wish you had tried. A heart can be saved while it’s still alive! [Breakdown – Nearly Silent] [Female Vocals] I don’t need perfect... [Male Vocals] I just need time... [Female Vocals] One gentle voice... [Male Vocals] One sign that I’m wanted... [Duet] One open door. [Final Chorus – Key Change and Massive Choir] [Female Vocals] Fear will never be a reason to kill! [Male Vocals] I’m frightened, but my heart is beating still! [Female Vocals] Don’t call me hopeless, don’t turn me away! [Male Vocals] I could become someone’s whole world today! [Duet with Choir] One open door can change everything! One act of love lets tomorrow begin! Adopt, foster, rescue—don’t look away! See us! Save us! Choose us today! [Instrumental Finale – Eighteen Seconds, No Vocals] [Full drums continue—do not stop] [Soaring and weeping electric guitar-like synthesizer solo] [Long emotional notes rising above cinematic strings] [Massive wordless choir joins beneath the melody] [Solo reaches one final powerful sustained note] [Final Refrain – Duet, Very Softly] Please... choose me today. [Hold Final Chord] [Heartbeat, analog pads and rain slowly fade into silence] ```
