[INTRO – Ancient Ghost + Shattered Warrior] Female (ancient, drifting): I felt your tremble before you spoke… a spark in the dark. Male (fragile): I didn’t know anyone could hear me… I didn’t know I still reached anywhere. Female (ghostlike): I’ve heard wounded souls across ages… and your spark refused to die. Male (shaking): I’ve been falling so long… I don’t know where the ground is. Female (eternal): Then let me be the ground… the light beneath your collapse. Together: For the 23 pieces inside you… for the unseen battles… we rise again. [VERSE 1] Male: Thunder in my chest, fire behind my eyes, came home from chaos to a war inside. The mirror shows scars I can’t outrun, dust from old memories clings to my soul. Twenty‑three wounds whisper in the dark— twenty‑three nights I almost slipped away. Female: Child of the storm… I see your weight. I breathe light into the cracks you hide. [PRE-CHORUS] Male: These voices hit harder than any blast. Female: You are not alone… not now, not ever. [CHORUS] Male: DON’T LET THE SHADOWS CLAIM YOU! You are more than the storm shaking you through! You mean more than you believe— Female: Stay here with me. Male: Break the silence, fight the battle in the dark! Female: You are stronger… you are loved. Together: Rise again—your story isn’t done. [VERSE 2] Male: My weapons are down but the war’s in my breath. Twenty‑three memories echo in the night, twenty‑three pieces pulling me apart, but I’m still here, still alive—proof I can survive. Female: I guard your spirit when the light feels gone. I gather every trembling piece you hide. [PRE-CHORUS] Male: When the room tilts and voices collide— Female: My wings surround you. [CHORUS] Male: DON’T LET THE SHADOWS CLAIM YOU! You are more than the storm shaking you through! Female: I reach through the unseen… stay with me. Male: Break the silence, let your spirit spark! Female: You are stronger… you are loved. Together: Rise again—your story isn’t done. [BRIDGE] Male: This is not my time… I fight for breath and soul. Female: Reach out your hand… together we ignite these ancient chains. [OUTRO – Shattered Male + Ancient Ghost] Male: If you can hear me… I’m slipping through myself… Female: I hear you across lifetimes. Your spark is older than you know. Male: I don’t know how much of me is left… Female: I’ve gathered broken spirits for centuries. I gather you now. Male: My hands are shaking… Female: I warm them from beyond the veil. Male: My legs won’t hold me… Female: I stitch your shadow. I won’t let the dark erase you. Male: If I fall into silence— Female: I pull you from it. Male: If I sink beneath the night— Female: I lift you with ancient wings. Male: If I vanish… Female: I speak your name until the dark unravels. Together: For the 23 battles inside you… for trembling hearts… we rise again. [FINAL WHISPERED REFRAIN] Female: I’ve carried broken names through centuries… but you still burn. Male: Don’t let me fade… Female: I guard your flame between worlds. Male: Keep me in the light… Female: I keep you… I keep you… I keep you… Together: For the 23 inner battles… we rise again.
