[Intro] [Rhythmic acoustic guitar, intimate and dry] [Deep, resonant cello enters] [Verse 1] Look in my eye after all I can't move myself at all A silent king on a velvet throne A master of a world unknown The crown is heavy, the gold is cold The greatest story never told [Pre-Chorus] [Building tension with deep percussion] The clock is ticking in the hall The shadows dancing on the wall We’re just actors in the rain Buying joy with coins of pain! [Chorus] [Explosion of sound: Strings, heavy drums, and choir] TELL ME, IS THIS MY ROLE? In this empire made of stone! Am I the burning flame? Or just a ghost without a name? TELL ME, IS THIS MY ROLE? Give me the sun or take it all! (Whoah-oh-oh, Whoah-oh-oh) [Verse 2] [Music drops back to a heavy, rhythmic pulse] Vanity of vanities, they say As the curtain steals the day I see the masks, I see the lies Reflected in your hollow eyes A thousand years in every breath A dance of life, a dance of death [Chorus] [Maximum energy] TELL ME, IS THIS MY ROLE? In this empire made of stone! Am I the burning flame? Or just a ghost without a name? TELL ME, IS THIS MY ROLE? Give me the sun or take it all! [Bridge] [The "Stadium Moment": Just stomps, claps, and voices] Dust to dust, and gold to rust! (In the play we trust!) Dust to dust, and gold to rust! (In the play we trust!) [Crescendo with electric guitar and violins] The stage is burning! The lights are blinding! [Guitar Solo - Epic & Melancholic] [Outro] [Music fades slowly back to the solo guitar of the intro] Look in my eye after all... I can't move myself at all... (Tell me... is this my role?) [Final breathy whisper] Is this my role? [End] Music and lyrics by No7D (c)
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