I have broken worlds. I have shattered armies. Brought civilizations to their knees. Made kings surrender at my feet. And somehow... One woman has breached my ruin without ever raising a hand. [VERSE 1] I brought her flowers. She locked the door. I wrote her poetry. She left it on the floor. I stood beneath her window through the pouring rain, And when she saw me waiting— She screamed my name. Not with longing. Not with desire. No. Apparently, that is not what women mean when they say they want romance. She said she wanted space. So I gave it to her. I walked away. I still don't understand why that felt like losing. [PRE-CHORUS] I could tear down the walls. I could make her understand. I could take her trembling heart and close it in my hand. I've done it before. So why don't I? Why do I stand here wondering what I've become? [CHORUS] I COULD HAVE HER! I could claim her, name her, chain her! I COULD HAVE HER! One command and she would stay! One word from me— the world would bend. One gesture— and this game would end. I COULD HAVE HER! But somehow I don't want that. I want her eyes to find me without looking away. I want her to smile without knowing why. I want something I cannot conquer. And I don't know why. [VERSE 2] I brought her diamonds. She gave them back. I offered protection. She called it a cage. A cage? I nearly laughed. Then remembered how many worlds I've made into cages of my own. The next time she said no, the old instinct rose. Take it. End it. Make it simple. My hands tightened. Then... I let them fall. I don't know what stopped me. I only know I wanted to. [BUILD – ANGRIER] This was supposed to be simple! Courtship! Flowers! Words! Patience! I have broken worlds with less difficulty! Why does every attempt to make her smile end with her running away? Why does every kindness feel like surrender? Why does this one insignificant woman make me question everything I've ever been? And when she finally laughed at something I said— I nearly reached for more. Then I stopped. Not because I was afraid. Because... I wanted the moment to remain hers. [CHORUS] I COULD HAVE HER! I could take her, make her mine! I COULD HAVE HER! I could cross that final line! The old answer calls inside: Take! Break! Command! Destroy! I COULD HAVE HER! It's so easy. So why does easy suddenly feel wrong? [BRIDGE – QUIET, PIANO AND LOW STRINGS] She doesn't know what she has done to me. I used to know exactly what I wanted. Now I stand outside her door holding a flower like some bewildered fool. I don't understand this weakness. I don't understand why I want to be different. But I do. And that frightens me more than any army ever has. [INSTRUMENTAL BUILD] [FINAL CHORUS – HUGE ORCHESTRA / CHOIR] I COULD HAVE HER! I could seize her! I could bind her! I COULD HAVE HER! I could make the whole world mine! I've done it before! I've conquered everything that ever stood before me! So why... Why is the one thing I cannot conquer the thing I want? I COULD HAVE HER! But I don't want her broken. I don't want her frightened. I don't even know what I want anymore. I only know that when she smiles, I want to be someone who deserves to see it. And gods... I have no idea how to become that man. [OUTRO – EXHAUSTED, QUIET] So tomorrow... I'll bring her one flower. Just one. And perhaps I will try again. Not as a conqueror. Not as a world breaker. Just... as myself. [Beat.] Whatever that means. I am the World Breaker. Surely... I can learn.
