[Intro: Dark ambience, distant thunder, ancient tribal drums, haunting cello] [Female Spoken, Lilith] They called me a monster... Because I would not kneel. [Male Spoken, Weaver] Funny thing about monsters... Sometimes they're the only ones who are real. [Instrumental: Tribal drums build, low chanting, rising strings] [Verse 1: Male Baritone, sparse drums, acoustic guitar] I sat outside the gates of gold, Where paradise was bought and sold. She walked barefoot through the night, A thousand stars behind her eyes. She said, "You're facing the wrong way." I said, "Where are you headed today?" She said, "Away." I said, "Then so am I." And the stars awakened in the sky. [Verse 2: Female Contralto, pulsing bass, tribal shakers] They wrote my name in books of shame, Made me the darkness, gave me the blame. Called me a demon, cursed my soul, Because I refused to be controlled. You never asked me to obey, Never commanded me to stay. You stood beside me, not above, And showed me freedom could be love. [Pre-Chorus: Rising strings, pounding toms] [Male] I won't build a kingdom! [Female] I won't wear your chains! [Male] Let the heavens thunder! [Female] Let them scream my name! [Both: Powerful harmony] We were never theirs to claim! [Chorus: Explosive guitars, symphonic orchestra, tribal war drums, male-female duet] BEYOND THE GARDEN! BEYOND THE WALL! We were never born to kneel or crawl! Through the fire! Through the night! Two wild hearts beneath one sky! If you love me, let me fly! No more cages dressed as light! BEYOND THE GARDEN! WE CHOOSE OUR LIVES! [Instrumental: Four-bar tribal drum solo, heavy guitar riff, low choir] [Verse 3: Male Baritone, driving percussion] We built a home beyond the gate, For every soul condemned by fate. No kings above, no slaves below, A Spiral where the lost could grow. Then Heaven came with swords of flame, Demanding she return in shame. They said, "You taught her to rebel!" [Male Spoken, amused] She knew before I fell. [Instrumental: Thunderous drum strike, guitar swell] [Verse 4: Female Contralto, soaring strings] I am the night they couldn't tame, The black-winged mother without shame. I choose my love, I choose my road, And no one owns the seeds I've sown. Then Eira came beneath strange skies, With unborn stars inside her eyes. Not bound by blood, not bound by name, She chose our hearts, and we did the same. [Instrumental: Soft piano, solo cello, distant female choir] [Bridge: Intimate duet, heartbeat percussion] [Male, vulnerable] I saw a future where I lost you. I tried to make the ending change. [Female, tender] But love becomes another prison When fear is holding on the chains. [Male, whispered] I'd rather lose you than own you. [Female, whispered] Then love me enough to let me choose. [Both, whispered] Break the cycle... Break the cycle... [Instrumental: Tribal war drums accelerate, distorted guitars rise, orchestral crescendo] [Breakdown: Crushing half-time groove, male growls, female battle cries] [Male] BREAK THE WALL! [Female] BREAK THE CHAIN! [Both] LET THE STARS BE BORN AGAIN! [Male] NO THRONE! [Female] NO CAGE! [Both] NO LOVE BUILT OUT OF FEAR AND PAIN! [Instrumental: Eight-bar tribal metal solo, pounding toms, heavy guitar, rising choir] [Final Chorus: Full orchestra, heavy guitars, thunderous drums, soaring duet] [Both] BEYOND THE GARDEN! BEYOND THE WALL! Let a million little fires call! [Female] Through the darkness! Through the years! [Male] Through the love and through the tears! [Both] If you change, I'll meet you new! Not because I have to... Because I choose! BEYOND THE GARDEN! WE ARE FREE! Two whole souls who choose to be! [Outro: Ocean waves, gentle hand drums, warm piano] [Female Spoken, playful] Well, Weaver? [Male Spoken] What? [Female Spoken] Aren't you going to ask? [Male Spoken, warm] What are you becoming? [Female Spoken, smiling] Come find out. [Both, whispered] No walls. No chains. Just the Spiral... Beginning again. [Instrumental Outro: Fading cello, tribal heartbeat, ocean waves]
