[Intro — cold laboratory ambience, distant metal resonance, fragile piano, cello] [Whispered male] They called me monster Before I ever learned my name [Verse 1 — fragile clean male] Born beneath a silent thunder Opened eyes beneath the light Hands that trembled in the darkness Searching for a human sight I could hear the world outside me Laughter passing through the rain Every door was closed before me Every face became afraid [Harsh male] They saw the scars They saw the shape They never asked What lived inside [Pre-Chorus — building] [dark cello, tremolo guitars, subtle mechanical pulse] [Clean male] I reached for every hand But every hand withdrew [Female distant voice] They fear what they don't know... [Chorus — powerful melodic] I was not born a monster I was born into the night I was only searching for a heart That would not fear my sight I was not born a monster There was kindness in my hands But the world built walls around me And refused to understand [Instrumental — melodic black metal] [cello melody intertwined with tremolo guitars] [mechanical textures gradually fading] [Verse 2 — harsh male] I walked beneath the winter branches With the snow against my skin Every village closed its windows Every shadow called me sin I learned to hide among the forests I learned the language of the rain I watched the living hold each other And wondered why I felt the same [Clean male] I did not ask for endless glory I did not ask to rule the earth I only wanted someone near me Someone who could see my worth [Female distant voices] See him... See him... [Chorus — larger] I was not born a monster I was born into the night I was only searching for a heart That would not fear my sight I was not born a monster There was kindness in my hands But the world built walls around me And refused to understand [Bridge — quiet, piano and cello] [no heavy drums] [Clean male] If you could see beyond my face Beyond the skin and scars You might discover something human Still reaching through the dark I never wanted to be feared I never wanted anyone to run I only wanted to be remembered As more than what I had become [Female voice — soft, distant] You are not what they call you... [Instrumental — emotional build] [piano] [cello] [dark electronic pulse] [tremolo guitar slowly enters] [Harsh male] But every rejection leaves a shadow Every silence leaves a scar And the thing they feared the most Was how alone I truly was [Final Chorus — powerful, emotional] I was not born a monster I was born beneath the storm I was only searching for a place Where I could still belong I was not born a monster There is still a heart inside Though the world may turn away from me I will not become their lie [Extended Instrumental — gothic black metal and Victorian folk] [cello lead] [melodic tremolo guitars] [fragile piano] [subtle mechanical textures] [distant female voices] [Outro — very quiet] [heavy instruments disappear] [solo piano and cello] [Clean male] Perhaps one day Someone will see me Not the scars Not the fear Only me... [Female distant voice] You are still here... [Clean male] And perhaps that is enough To prove that I was never empty [Long natural fade] [soft cello] [single piano notes] [distant wind] [no distortion] [no sudden ending] [End]
