Between Silence And Fire (Eloise Bridgerton & Lestat Trippelhorn)

SONG BY LAETITIA THE MISTRESS OF GLAM ROCK Lyrics By Laetitia Rose, Rikki Morningstar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro – Solo Violin – melancholic, then second violin in harmony, quiet heartbeat drum, then Full Band with a hard burst of energy] [Lestat POV – spoken, low] “They warned me about the noise of the world. No one warned me about your silence.” [Verse 1 – Eloise POV – Clean guitar, violin responds to each line] I never asked for quiet rooms Or whispered rules in golden cages I learned to breathe in crowded thoughts And fight the weight of empty pages They tell me love is meant to kneel Soft hands, soft words, soft surrender But every truth I ever felt Was loud, unladylike, untender [Pre-Chorus – Drums begin, violin rises] And then you looked at me like I was not a problem to be solved But a storm worth standing in [Chorus – Duet – Eloise & Lestat – Eloise leads – Lestat harmonizes] [Eloise POV] I don’t want a crown, I don’t want a name I want a fire that speaks my pain [Lestat POV] I don’t want safe, I don’t want clean I want the truth behind your scream [Both] If loving you is breaking free Then let the world fall hard on me Between your silence and my fire We burn, we rise, we never tire [Violin explodes melodically] [Verse 2 – Lestat POV – Darker guitars, deep strings] I learned to speak in careful lines To hide the cracks behind composure I watched my heart become a room Where no one stayed long enough closer I wear restraint like armor plate A gentleman’s polite deception But you see through the polished lie And touch the wound without permission [Pre-Chorus – Music briefly recedes] You don’t ask me who I am You ask me why I’m afraid to be [Chorus – Duet – Lestat & Eloise – Lestat leads] [Lestat POV] I don’t want peace that feels like stone I don’t want to survive alone [Eloise POV] I don’t want love that begs to fit Inside the rules I never picked [Both] If loving you means losing ground Then let them hear this fearless sound Between my shadow and your flame We choose the fall, we choose the pain [Verse 3 – Intimate and Passionate – Duet, alternating – Piano + Solo Violin, almost naked, then slow build-up] When you stand too close, I forget Every lesson they taught me to fear Your silence listens when I speak Like my thoughts are finally clear I don’t need you to save my soul I need you to walk when I run To let me be sharp, to let me be loud To love me undone When you say my name, it breaks Something careful I tried to keep whole You touch me like truth is allowed Like I don’t have to control I don’t need you to soften your fire Or quiet the war in your chest I want you furious, brilliant, alive I want you unblessed If the world demands we pretend Let them choke on the lies they defend I’ll meet you where fear ends [brief silence → violin enters passionately] [Final Chorus – Full Power – Drums full, guitars wide, violin above everything] We don’t want mercy, we don’t want tame We don’t want love that looks the same They can keep rules, they can keep pride We choose the truth we cannot hide Between your silence and my fire We are the spark they can’t retire Say our names, let heaven shake This is the choice we dare to make [Bridge – Violin Solo classical → modern distorted, almost like an emotional dialogue without words] [Outro – Duet quiet] If they ask me who I am… Tell them you never bowed. Tell them we loved out loud.