My Beautiful Dark

[Intro: Ethereal and Atmospheric, Slow Dramatic Piano, Soft Strings, Gentle High-Pitched Female Humming] [Humming: Mmm-ah-ah...] The sun is too loud today... I prefer the quiet of the gray. [Verse 1: Mid-Tempo, Chugging Guitars enter, Low and Melancholic Vocals] They look at me like I’m a ghost in the hall, Waiting for the shadows around me to fall. They paint their lives in yellow and in blue, But my favorite color is the midnight hue. Lace on my collar, boots on the ground, I find my peace where the darkness is found. [Softly] Is it a crime? [Pre-Chorus: Rising Tension, Heavy Orchestral Strings Swelling, Drums Building] They whisper my name, they tell me to change! They say that my comfort is something so strange! But I’m not the one who’s lost in the dark... [Chorus: Explosive Symphonic Metal, Massive Choir Backing, Operatic Belting Vocals, Defiant Mood] THIS IS MY WORLD! Where the ravens fly and the gargoyles sleep! THIS IS MY WORLD! It’s a beautiful promise I’m going to keep! Why should I smile when the sorrow is sweet? Why should I march to a different beat? I’m perfectly fine in the cold and the rain! [Sustained High Note] I’M THE QUEEN OF MY OWN DOMAIN! [Verse 2: Driving Rhythm, Heavy Bass, Confident and Poised Vocals] Cobwebs are tapestries, dust is just snow, There’s magic in places they don’t want to go. They chase after sunshine and burn in the light, While I trace the stars in the middle of the night. I don’t need saving, I’m not locked away, I built this castle and here I will stay. [Bridge: Stripped Back, Only Piano and Cello, Vulnerable but Firm Vocals] [Softly, almost spoken] What is so wrong with the twilight? What is so wrong with the gloom? [Vocal intensity building] I’m a flower that needs the moonlight... [Operatic Scream] JUST TO BLOOM! [Guitar Solo: Melodic Heavy Metal Solo layered over Sweeping Orchestral Strings] [Chorus: Maximum Grandeur, Full Orchestra, Heavy Distortion, Thundering Drums] THIS IS MY WORLD! Where the ravens fly and the gargoyles sleep! THIS IS MY WORLD! It’s a beautiful promise I’m going to keep! Why should I smile when the sorrow is sweet? Why should I march to a different beat? I’m perfectly fine in the cold and the rain! [Sustained High Note] I’M THE QUEEN OF MY OWN DOMAIN! [Outro: Heavy Chords fading out, Solemn Piano Melody returns, Fading Choir] [Whispered] My world. My beautiful dark. [Final heavy drum hit, then silence] [End]