[Intro : a distant fanfare] [Verse 1] Cold stone corridors of Elsinore A crown sits heavy in the air A father’s ghost on the battlements Whispers truth and dark despair “Remember me,” through frost and flame A poisoned cup, a brother’s shame And in the shadows, torn apart A scholar prince with a breaking heart [Pre-Chorus] Steel and conscience, side by side Thoughts that wound more deep than pride [Chorus] To be or not to be tonight To draw the blade or lose the fight Oh Hamlet stands where worlds divide With doubt his only guide In a kingdom rotting from within Where silence is a sin [Instrumental break] [Verse 2] He feigns the madness, sharp and sly Lets riddles fall and courtiers pry While Claudius wears a borrowed smile And guilt drips slow in royal style A play’s the thing to catch a king Let actors’ poisoned verses sting The conscience trapped beneath the throne Revealed by truth too long unknown [Pre-Chorus] The stage becomes a mirrored glass Where hidden crimes can never pass [Chorus] To be or not to be tonight To trust the ghost or trust the light Oh Hamlet burns with restless mind Revenge he cannot find In whispered prayers and candle flame He circles round his aim [Bridge] Sweet Ophelia sings in willow shade Love undone and promises frayed Her flowers fall on silent streams Drowned in sorrow, drowned in dreams A mother weeps in velvet black A son who cannot journey back The blade at last, the duel begins Where every heart has secret sins [Breakdown] [quiet, intense] Forgive me, friend — dear Horatio, stay And tell my tale when I’m away For Denmark’s crown lies stained in red And all the living join the dead [Final Chorus] To be — he chose — though death was near To face the truth, to lose the fear The poison works, the trumpets cry And princes fall, and questions die In Elsinore’s pale morning air A broken throne stands bare [Outro] So think before you draw the line Between the mortal and divine For thought can be a sharper art Than any dagger through the heart. [distant fanfare{
