THEREFORE, WE EXIST

[Intro — Fragile piano, distant strings, whispered female vocals] Underneath an indifferent sky, A thousand voices asking why. No gods replied, no angels came, Yet someone called me by my name. [Verse 1 — Melancholic, gradually building] They built a throne upon our bones, And called the suffering divine. I raised my head, I raised my voice, And said the simplest word of mine— NO. [Chorus — Explosive orchestral rock] I rebel because I cannot bear this world! Where every truth is bought and sold! If heaven watches while we bleed, Then heaven has no claim on me! [Instrumental — Chaotic breakcore, distorted violin] [Verse 2 — Rapid, increasingly unstable] We broke the chains! We broke the crown! We dragged the golden statues down! Then raised our flags, And dug our graves, And called ourselves the ones who save! [Breakdown — Screaming, violent percussion] WE BURNED THE THRONE! WE BUILT ANOTHER! WE KILLED THE KING! AND CROWNED HIS BROTHER! [Abrupt silence] [Bridge — Solo piano, trembling vocals] If justice needs a thousand dead, Whose justice lives when all have bled? I wanted freedom, not a grave. I wanted people, not their praise. [Wordless choir — Aaaaaah, aaaaaah] [Final Chorus — Full orchestra, desperate but hopeful] I rebel because I cannot abandon this world! Not for a flag, nor promised gold! No paradise is worth their screams, No future owns our right to breathe! [Outro — Piano, quiet female vocals] I asked the heavens for a reason. The heavens never answered me. I turned around to face my brothers— And found my reason in humanity. [Whisper] I said no. Therefore... We exist. [End — Single piano note]