[Intro – royal strings, distant choir, soft female whisper] For such a time... For such a time... [Verse 1 – slow blues vocal, dark and intimate] Behind the golden curtains, Where the candle shadows crawl, A queen kept her name hidden, Like a prayer behind the wall. The palace wore its silver, But the night was dressed in black. And every step she didn’t take Was a road that led them back. [Pre-Chorus – drums rising, gospel choir humming] She could hide behind the doorway, She could disappear in gold. But the cry outside the palace Was burning through her soul. [Chorus – heavy doom blues, emotional] For such a time as this, You carry fire in your bones. For such a time as this, You walk the palace alone. If silence buys you one more breath, The innocent still pay. So take your fear before the king, And let the night give way. [Verse 2 – heavier blues groove] The law was sealed in iron, The sentence signed in red. The enemy drank to morning, While hope lay cold as lead. But Mordecai stood waiting, With ashes on his skin. And every word he sent her Was a thunder rolling in. [Pre-Chorus 2 – darker, stronger] Do not think the crown will save you, Do not think the walls won’t fall. When silence guards the guilty, The shadow comes for all. [Chorus – bigger, dark gospel choir] For such a time as this, You carry fire in your bones. For such a time as this, You walk the palace alone. If silence buys you one more breath, The innocent still pay. So take your fear before the king, And let the night give way. [Bridge – stripped down, slide guitar and voice] If I perish, I perish. If I fall, I fall. But I will cross that chamber, And answer the call. No crown can buy my silence, No fear can own my breath. I will stand before the scepter, Though the road may lead to death. [Instrumental Break – long smoky slide guitar solo over slow doom riff, dark gospel choir, no harsh vocals] [Build-Up – stomping drums, rising choir] Three days in the darkness, Three nights in prayer. The crown grew heavy, But grace was there. Step through the doorway, Lift up your eyes. The hidden one is rising, The silent one will rise. [Final Chorus – full power, doom blues gospel] For such a time as this, You carry fire in your bones. For such a time as this, You walk the palace alone. If silence buys you one more breath, The innocent still pay. So take your fear before the king, And let the night give way. For such a time as this, Let courage wear the crown. The hand that wrote your story Will not let you fall down. [Outro – fading slide guitar, gospel choir] For such a time... For such a time... [Final whispered line] She entered as a queen… but stood as a deliverer.
