[Part I: The Calling] A decade of my life I spent behind a case of glass, There I held interests and knowledges in mass. I spoke the Science, the Passion, I had the tone, And understanding so deep it felt like my bone. The culture was my bread and breath and name, A master in a world of things I already had claim. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [The music gains a steady, hypnotic, repetitive beat. The intricate arpeggio starts to feel less like mastery and more like a loop.] The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [Part II: The Role] But endless requests with the same hollow plea, Began carving a character out of the real me. The Passion became just a line in a play, The Science, a tool to just get through the day. The role took the stage, an automaton's grace, With a well-practiced smile fixed firm on its face. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [The music gets heavy, slow, and grinding. The feeling of immense pressure and weight.] The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [Part III: The Recognition] And that role was the weight, the one that I chose, For a kingdom of glass, I held the damning pose. But the master was vacant, the knowledge a shell, Trapped in a story I told myself well. This isn't a sorrow, just truth I now own: The heaviest weight is a crown on a broken-down throne. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [The heavy music cuts to a single, clear, resonant guitar chord that rings out. A feeling of quiet, steely resolve.] The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. [Part IV: The Stance] So I'm breaking the glass of that character I played, For the silent surrender my own spirit made. I won't bear this burden I've learned to resent, Or be an echo of passion, when passion is spent. This is the last time my own truth is sold. The last of this story that needs to be told. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. It's not just a sad tale; it's a truth I now own: The heaviest weight is a mask you've outgrown. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again. It's not just a sad tale; it's a truth I now own: The heaviest weight is a mask you've outgrown. The Heaviest Weight. Never Again.
