[Global Vocal Rule: Every vocal sound must contain clearly intelligible written lyrics. Backing vocals may repeat exact Korean or English lyric phrases only. No humming, wordless syllables, sighs, or non-lyrical transitions.] [Public Myth - low controlled vocal over urgent piano and distant bass] They love the story after it is over. The ashes turning gold. The broken wings unfolding Like the ending was foretold. They call me strong When they mean convenient. Call me brave When they need me standing. Nobody asks what burned. They only ask When I am landing. [Feather Count - sharp percussion and deep bass enter] I learned to carry other people While pretending I felt light. Pulled them from their worst conclusions, Stayed awake through every night. Every feather became a bandage. Every flame became a guide. I kept dragging people upward While something in me died. You say, “You always make it through.” Like surviving is a gift. Like I was not underneath you Every time I helped you lift. [Pre-Chorus - bass pulls back, Korean lines rise melodically] 또 일어나라고 하지 마. 불 속으로 밀지 마. 내가 강하다는 이유로 아픔까지 주지 마. Do not tell me, “Rise again,” While I am still inside the flame. [Translation: Do not tell me to rise again. Do not push me into the fire. Do not give me more pain just because I am strong.] [Main Chorus - heavy bass impacts, fierce restrained harmonies] Everybody loves a phoenix Till the phoenix stays down, Till the fire needs tending And there is nobody around. You keep using all my feathers To pull yourself off the ground. Who revives the resurrection When the phoenix goes down? Do not call it inspiration When I cannot make a sound. Everybody loves a phoenix Till the phoenix Stays down. [Aftershock - clipped rhythmic delivery, cello beneath the final words] You celebrate the comeback. You do not mourn the cost. You count how many times I rose. I count what each one lost. You frame the scars as evidence That nothing can destroy me. Then hand me something heavier Because pain looks good in my story. I am tired of being proof That suffering makes people strong. Sometimes suffering is suffering. Sometimes what happened Was simply wrong. [Broken Halo - beat becomes colder and more spacious] I do not want another lesson. I do not want a brighter side. I do not need you finding meaning In the ways I nearly died. You can keep the pretty metaphor, The rebirth and the crown. There is nothing weak or shameful In a phoenix staying down. [Second Chorus - firmer delivery, Korean response lines] Everybody loves a phoenix Till the phoenix stays down, Till she cannot warm the room Or carry everyone around. 날개를 다 가져가 놓고 왜 날지 않냐고 묻지 마. You took every feather from me. Do not ask Why I cannot fly. Who revives the resurrection When the phoenix goes down? [Translation: After taking all my wings, do not ask why I cannot fly.] [Collapse - drums fall away, bass and low cello remain] No. I will not rise Because the room feels uncomfortable. I will not smile To make my pain inspirational. I will not turn this devastation Into something beautiful for you. I will lie here Until my body decides What it is ready to do. Maybe the fire comes back tomorrow. Maybe it takes a year. Maybe I never become The version of survival You came here to cheer. [Final Chorus - natural lead, heavy but controlled, no triumphant lift] Everybody loves a phoenix Till the phoenix chooses rest, Till she stops confusing endless pain With passing every test. You do not get another feather. You do not get another flame. I am more than what recovered. I am more than what remained. Who revives the resurrection When the phoenix goes down? Nobody. Not tonight. Let the ashes touch the ground. 다시 피어날지 몰라도 지금은 여기 있을게. I may rise again someday. But I will not rise For you. [Translation: I may bloom again, but for now I will remain here.] [No Rebirth Yet - urgent piano slows, cello and natural voice] Do not wait for wings. Do not search the smoke For something beautiful. The fire is out. I am still here. That has to be enough.
