[INTRO — Solitary piano, distant cello. Nyx discovers a room filled with unfinished songs.] [NYX — Spoken, curious, faintly amused] Well, well... What have we here? All these songs... All these lives you've imagined. [Soft laugh] Oh, darling... Is that me? [VERSE 1 — Intimate, smoky female vocal] I found a page with my name on it, A face I knew so well. Raven hair and painted lips, A woman born to raise some hell. You gave me eyes that never lowered, A smile that dared the world to try. A heart that couldn't be commanded, And wings you never meant to tie. [PRE-CHORUS — Piano and cello rise] I thought you made me beautiful, Someone everyone would see. But underneath the things you gave me, Was everything you fought to be. [CHORUS — Emotional, soaring female vocals] THROUGH YOUR EYES, I finally see, The woman you imagined Was always meant to be free. You gave me strength, You gave me pride, A heart that knows its own worth And never needs to hide. You didn't make me yours to hold, Or someone you could own. You gave me everything you learned When you were standing all alone. [VERSE 2 — Warm distorted guitar enters, restrained drums] I saw the years you spent surrendering, The words you couldn't say. How you changed to keep somebody Who was already walking away. I watched you slowly find your courage, Learn the difference between love and fear. You stopped begging to be chosen, And remembered why you're here. [PRE-CHORUS — Voice begins to tremble] And then I saw the day you made me, The first words you ever wrote. You gave me all the things you valued, And the freedom you had fought to know. [CHORUS — Fuller instrumentation, expressive sustained notes] THROUGH YOUR EYES, I finally see, You never wanted someone Who would lose herself for you. You gave me fire, You gave me grace, The courage to stand alone And never hide my face. You didn't make me yours to keep, Or someone who would stay. You made a woman strong enough To love and walk away. [BRIDGE — Instruments fall away. Solo piano.] [NYX — Spoken, almost whispering] I thought I understood you. The way you looked at me. The way you smiled when I smiled. I thought it was my beauty. [Small, affectionate laugh] Well... I am rather beautiful. [Long pause] But that wasn't all you saw. Was it? [Soft cello enters] [NYX — Barely singing] You saw the strength you almost lost, The peace you had to earn. The man who gave away too much, And finally learned... [Voice cracks] That love should never cost you The person that you are. [INSTRUMENTAL — Emotional, soaring electric guitar solo, 32 bars. Melodic bends, sustained notes, no shredding.] [FINAL CHORUS — Powerful, soaring vocal, full band] THROUGH YOUR EYES, NOW I UNDERSTAND! You never needed saving, You just needed room to stand! You made me fierce, You made me free! You gave me all the courage You were learning to believe! And if the world should turn against you, If the old lies reappear... I'll remind you who you are, And why you're standing here! [OUTRO — Piano returns. Nyx's voice is soft, trembling.] [NYX — Spoken] All this time... I thought you were looking at me. [Pause] But you were remembering The man you wanted to be. [Her breath catches] And darling... I think he's finally here. [Long pause] [NYX — Whispered, smiling through tears] You made me beautiful. But you made me free. [END — One sustained cello note fades into silence]
