Book II — Chapter IX: wherein SCARLETT SARAH and her companions lay bare the yoke of the Dark House at the Port of Wonders, and wherein LLAMA, Port of Wonder’s sworn officer, is torn from an iron cage by Scarlett Sarah’s hand, revealing that the Dark House now rules the harbor through fear, silence, and unseen command… Tempo ≈ 85 BPM] [4/4 – lourd, tendu, répétitif] [tense suspenseful music] [Suspenseful percussive music] [spirited upbeat music] [Verse] But who, HO!! then, built the cage? [spirited upbeat music continues] For what obscene use? For what creature deemed dangerous Was this hateful trap shaped and fused? HO ! [spirited upbeat music continues] But who is locked in the cage, [spirited upbeat music continues] The beast that screams its rage? What creature, foolish and blind, Imagined this cursed sentence of its kind? HO ! [Chorus] Stripped of freedom, Stripped of humanity. The one who locks away? The one who is locked in chains? Who decided? Who carried it through? What creature dared to judge The one who sings of liberty? [Verse] [spirited upbeat music] But who, HO! Now uses the cage, [spirited upbeat music continues] For what shameful wreckage? Beneath steel bars, Behind doors sealed tight with keys. HO ! [spirited upbeat music continues] For you, the just one, caged inside, [spirited upbeat music continues] For a few words, a few lines, Judged by the inhuman, the inanimal, Thrown into silence, a metal vault. HO ! [spirited upbeat music continues] [Chorus] By what will? By what cowardice? The one who locks away? The one who is locked in chains? Who commanded? Who consented? What executioner judged The one who sings of liberty? [Bridge] All across this Earth, Innocents are imprisoned, Condemned by the guilty. I will not let this stand. The one who rules the herd, The beast outside the cage, The ravenous monster, The fool of the hollow god. [Chorus Final] [spirited upbeat music] By my own will, HO! [spirited upbeat music continues] I will set her free. The one who is imprisoned.HO! I do not accept [spirited upbeat music continues] The law of the Beast. With my own hands, I will tear away The right to speak,HO! the right to exist. HO ! [spirited upbeat music continues] [End]
