[Intro: call and response vocals, echos vocals glitch effect] Pedanner enni i linnanner i gîl, (Nó i amar, nó i Anor.) Il lam hirant i had dîn, (Mi linnas vain a glass.) Ach mi had, im i dhîn a i waew, (Orant linn lain, ú-dam.) Ú-chant be i aear. [Tribal drums enter] [Verse1: Dual trade off vocals] Istannen fae i ú-lant - I estant i linnath rhenni mellyn dîn. Lallant nu i menel dhínen - A mabant i thenid in iaur. Isto in edhil hlasser linn rhenni - Ach lastant i raudh mi i loth. A ir in Edhil danner dan - Hirant linn edhel an i glîr. Cenien i leuthant i lammadath - O lass dannen a ardh rhenni. Hampant il nad na i galad, A i linnath rhenni síler. [Pre-Chorus: whisper spoken to shouts as music builds] Listiel cried out to the chaos You can keep your perfect choir, I'll bring thunder, sparks and fire! I'm the question in your song, And I've been singing all along! [Chorus: ritual chant, gang shouts echo response] Listiel! The restless flame, (They could never cage your name!) When crowns dissolve and shadows fall, Your voice outlives and breaks them all. Listiel! Some songs are meant to pass away, But the echoes always find a way! [Verse 2 rapid rap] You spoke of freedom, fierce and wild, With all the wonder of a child. Yet in your laughter, sharp and bright, I heard the weight of endless night. For every road you chose to roam, There stood a world you could not call home. And every song you tore apart, Concealed a question in your heart. Was it the music you defied, Or those who claimed its meaning tied? Was it the rules that made you stray, Or fear that they would take your voice away? [Pre-Chorus: Whispered to shouts , the music builds] I cannot answer what you seek, Nor name the truths you dare to speak. But I have learned, beneath the trees, That even storms compose the breeze. [Chorus: ritual chant, gang shouts echo response] Listiel! The restless flame, (They could never cage your name!) When crowns dissolve and shadows fall, Your voice outlives and breaks them all. Listiel! Some songs are meant to pass away, But the echoes always find a way! [Pause – Faint electrical crackle enters the ambience] [Female whisper] And neither of us heard it all. [Instrumental Climax – Distorted electric guitar enters with an angular riff, deep organic drums, cinematic strings, subtle glitch percussion; the piano melody remains audible beneath the distortion] [Final Chorus full ritual chanting] Listiel! The restless flame, (They could never cage your name!) When crowns dissolve and shadows fall, Your voice outlives and breaks them all. Listiel! Some songs are meant to pass away, But the echoes always find a way! Some change the world and pass away. But even when their echoes cease, They leave a different kind of peace. [Outro – Distortion recedes] [Whisper] you never hated harmony. [Pause] You only wanted room... To sing. [End]
