[Instrumental Opening - Music Box Solo] [pp] [Delicate music box melody establishes main theme] [rubato] [Gentle fade in of orchestral strings pp to mp] [Narrative Opening - Spoken Softly Over Music Box Melody] [pp] [Minimal accompaniment, music box prominent] Listen to a tale that echoes through these ancient halls Of how a violin's sweet song shattered fortune's walls Of Adelaide, whose beauty graced the noble's highest sphere And Marcus, whose music made the angels stop to hear [Verse 1 - Male Voice, Gentle Baritone] [mf] [Orchestral backing builds slowly, violin enters] The first time that he saw her, she danced with duchies' heirs Her grace drew every noble eye as she descended stairs But when his violin began a gentle midnight tune She looked beyond the polished masks and saw him there that June Her dance steps brought her closer as the waltz swirled round the floor Their eyes met for a moment and their hearts yearned for more That night began their story as she asked his name so soft While crystal chandeliers threw stars from high up in the loft [Violin Solo] [mf] [Romantic violin passage mimicking dance melody] [Orchestral swells building tension] [Pre-Chorus - Male Voice, Building] [mf to f] [Drums enter, guitar harmonics begin] Each night she'd find a reason To walk the garden's ground While violin notes floated Like moonlight all around He played for only her now Each note a lover's sigh Their secret language blooming Between the earth and sky [Orchestral Bridge] [f] [Full band enters, symphonic metal arrangement] [Double bass drums begin, guitar riffs build] [Chorus - Male and Female Duet] [ff] [Full symphonic metal with choir backing] Love me in this midnight waltz Beyond their golden cage Time stands still and nothing false Can touch us on this stage Dance with me forevermore Though dawn may never come Your heart's the only treasure pure When all our world goes numb [Guitar Solo with Orchestral Backing] [ff] [Melodic metal solo interweaving chorus theme] [Choir vowels underneath] [Verse 2 - Alternating Voices] [mf] [Return to lighter orchestration] Behind the maze of roses, they shared their first sweet kiss While music from the ballroom played, lost in moments' bliss She'd sneak down to his chambers where he taught her violin His fingers guiding gently as new songs would begin Through summer's fading twilight, they dreamed of running free Where titles held no power, where love was all they'd be But whispers spread through noble halls like poison in the wine Of how the Lady Adelaide had stepped across the line [Bridge 1 - Female Voice] [f] [Dramatic orchestral build] "I'll leave it all behind me The gold, the names, the crown For music speaks more truly Than all my family's renown" But Marcus held her gently "Your world would hunt us down They'd never let their songbird Escape their noble ground" [Dramatic Instrumental Interlude] [ff] [Heavy symphonic section, dueling guitar and violin] [Double bass intensifies] [Verse 2 - Alternating Voices] [mf] [Return to lighter orchestration] Behind the maze of roses, they shared their first sweet kiss While music from the ballroom played, lost in moments' bliss She'd sneak down to his chambers where he taught her violin His fingers guiding gently as new songs would begin Through summer's fading twilight, they dreamed of running free Where titles held no power, where love was all they'd be But whispers spread through noble halls like poison in the wine Of how the Lady Adelaide had stepped across the line [Bridge 1 - Female Voice] [f] [Dramatic orchestral build] "I'll leave it all behind me The gold, the names, the crown For music speaks more truly Than all my family's renown" But Marcus held her gently "Your world would hunt us down They'd never let their songbird Escape their noble ground" [Dramatic Instrumental Interlude] [ff] [Heavy symphonic section, dueling guitar and violin] [Double bass intensifies] [Verse 3 - Male Voice, Dark] [ff] [Full metal orchestration] The Duke arrived at autumn's turn, his pride worth more than gold Her father signed the contracts as her heart grew bitter cold That night she ran to Marcus with a plan to flee at dawn But noble spies had watched them close - their chance was already gone They dragged him from his chamber as she fought against their hands Her father's guards held tight as she watched them break his hands "A commoner must learn," they sneered, "to never aim so high" Each crack of bone was echoed by her desperate, pleading cry [Bridge 2 - Both Voices] [ff] [Maximum orchestral intensity] Through chapel windows streaming The light fell cold as bone While wedding bells rang hollow And Marcus faced alone The lash that tore his music From fingers, heart and soul While Adelaide's tears christened Her prison's wedding scroll [Epic Orchestral/Metal Break] [ff] [All themes combine in tragic crescendo] [Broken violin motifs weave through metal riffs] [Final Verse - Male Voice] [f] [Dark orchestration, broken music box theme] Now Marcus haunts the shadows with his twisted, useless hands While Adelaide sits silent in her golden wedding bands Each midnight finds him trying still to play their secret song Though broken strings make mockery of all that proved so wrong Behind her husband's mansion, she hears the tortured sound Of love that once made angels weep, now shattered on the ground Yet still their hearts keep beating their forbidden melody Though bars of gold and pain ensure they'll never be set free [Final Chorus - Full Power] [ff] [Maximum symphonic metal intensity] Love me in this midnight waltz Beyond their golden cage Time stands still and nothing false Can touch us on this stage Dance with me forevermore Though dawn may never come Your heart's the only treasure pure When all our world goes numb [Final Guitar/Orchestral Solo] [ff to pp] [Epic symphonic metal finale] [Gradually fading to music box theme] [Verse 3 - Male Voice, Dark] [ff] [Full metal orchestration] The Duke arrived at autumn's turn, his pride worth more than gold Her father signed the contracts as her heart grew bitter cold That night she ran to Marcus with a plan to flee at dawn But noble spies had watched them close - their chance was already gone They dragged him from his chamber as she fought against their hands Her father's guards held tight as she watched them break his hands "A commoner must learn," they sneered, "to never aim so high" Each crack of bone was echoed by her desperate, pleading cry [Bridge 2 - Both Voices] [ff] [Maximum orchestral intensity] Through chapel windows streaming The light fell cold as bone While wedding bells rang hollow And Marcus faced alone The lash that tore his music From fingers, heart and soul While Adelaide's tears christened Her prison's wedding scroll [Epic Orchestral/Metal Break] [ff] [All themes combine in tragic crescendo] [Broken violin motifs weave through metal riffs] [Final Verse - Male Voice] [f] [Dark orchestration, broken music box theme] Now Marcus haunts the shadows with his twisted, useless hands While Adelaide sits silent in her golden wedding bands Each midnight finds him trying still to play their secret song Though broken strings make mockery of all that proved so wrong Behind her husband's mansion, she hears the tortured sound Of love that once made angels weep, now shattered on the ground Yet still their hearts keep beating their forbidden melody Though bars of gold and pain ensure they'll never be set free [Final Chorus - Full Power] [ff] [Maximum symphonic metal intensity] Love me in this midnight waltz Beyond their golden cage Time stands still and nothing false Can touch us on this stage Dance with me forevermore Though dawn may never come Your heart's the only treasure pure When all our world goes numb [Final Guitar/Orchestral Solo] [ff to pp] [Epic symphonic metal finale] [Gradually fading to music box theme] [Final Verse - Male Voice] [f] [Dark orchestration, broken music box theme] Now Marcus haunts the shadows with his twisted, useless hands While Adelaide sits silent in her golden wedding bands Each midnight finds him trying still to play their secret song Though broken strings make mockery of all that proved so wrong Behind her husband's mansion, she hears the tortured sound Of love that once made angels weep, now shattered on the ground Yet still their hearts keep beating their forbidden melody Though bars of gold and pain ensure they'll never be set free [Final Chorus - Full Power] [ff] [Maximum symphonic metal intensity] Love me in this midnight waltz Beyond their golden cage Time stands still and nothing false Can touch us on this stage Dance with me forevermore Though dawn may never come Your heart's the only treasure pure When all our world goes numb [Final Guitar/Orchestral Solo] [ff to pp] [Epic symphonic metal finale] [Gradually fading to music box theme] [Whispered Epilogue] [pp] [Return to solo music box, broken/distorted] So if you hear a violin play broken in the night While noble ladies shed their tears in chambers burning bright Remember how love's music, though silenced, never dies It echoes still through bleeding hearts and gold-imprisoned sighs [Outro] [Music box melody fades to silence] [Final broken violin note] [Whispered Epilogue] [pp] [Return to solo music box, broken/distorted] So if you hear a violin play broken in the night While noble ladies shed their tears in chambers burning bright Remember how love's music, though silenced, never dies It echoes still through bleeding hearts and gold-imprisoned sighs [Outro - Fade out] [Music box melody fades to silence] [Final broken violin note]