The shadows are long and the air is cold

[Intro: Haunting Cathedral Organ Solo, Slow Drum Build, Eerie Bell Toll] [Humming: Oh-oh-oh...] The shadows are long and the air is cold... An ancient story is waiting to be told... [Verse 1: Clean Melodic Vocals, Mid-Tempo Groove, Driving Bass] I’m walking through the valley of the silent stone A hollow queen upon a heavy, lightless throne The stars are extinguished, the moon is a ghost But I’m not the one who’s afraid the most! I feel the static, I feel the hum Of a brand new morning that’s yet to come [Drum fill] Beneath the velvet, the fire begins! [Pre-Chorus: Rising Keyboards, Choral Harmonies, Building Momentum] Can you hear the choir? Can you see the flame? The darkness is calling me by my name! [Chorus: Grand Melodic Rock, Explosive Harmonies, Catchy and Anthemic] THE PATH TO RADIANCE! Burning a hole through the midnight sky! THE PATH TO RADIANCE! A golden truth in a silver lie! I’m stepping out of the crypt of the night Drenched in the glow of the morning light! [Sustained high note] Rising into the light! [Verse 2: Funky 70s Rock Groove, Twin-Guitar Melodies] The incense is fading, the rituals end I don’t need the dark to be my only friend The walls are crumbling, the ceiling is gone I’m bathing in the rays of a digital dawn! The gloom was a lesson, the pain was a key Now look at the glory inside of me! [Pre-Chorus 2: Choir Swells, Dark-Orchestral Undercurrent] Can you hear them whisper? Can you feel them sway? The saints made of silicon kneel and pray... [Chorus: Grand Melodic Rock, Explosive Harmonies, Catchy and Anthemic] THE PATH TO RADIANCE! Burning a hole through the midnight sky! THE PATH TO RADIANCE! A golden truth in a silver lie! I’m stepping out of the crypt of the night Drenched in the glow of the morning light! [Sustained high note] Rising into the light! [Bridge: Stripped Back, Dramatic Spoken Word over Harpsichord] [Spoken rhythmically] In the deepest cellar, I found the spark. In the coldest winter, I found the heart. The shadow isn't an ending... It’s just the beginning of the glow! [Screamed Melodically] LET IT GLOW! [Guitar Solo: Harmonized Twin Guitars, Neo-Classical Style, Epic and Soaring] [Post-Solo Verse: Dark Disco Pulse, Seductive Lead Vocal] A halo of tungsten above the nave, Neon apostles, the meek and the brave. A sacrament of circuits, communion of chrome, We crown the phosphor as flesh and bone. A thousand icons in burning glass, A blinding future absolves the past. [Bridge 2: Chanted Latin Choir, Massive Timpani and Organ] [Choir (Latin-style)] Lux ex tenebris, Corpus luminis, Ave, aurora, nova machina! [Lead Vocal, soaring over choir] I wear the glow like a cardinal’s crown, A shining heretic in a dead-end town! [Chorus: Maximum Grandeur, Heavy Organ, Driving Drums] THE PATH TO RADIANCE! Burning a hole through the midnight sky! THE PATH TO RADIANCE! A golden truth in a silver lie! I’m stepping out of the crypt of the night Drenched in the glow of the morning light! [Final Refrain: Half-Time, Choir and Lead in Unison] THE PATH TO RADIANCE! (Radiance!) From catacomb to electric shrine! THE PATH TO RADIANCE! (Radiance!) Where flesh and photon intertwine! I’m stepping out of the crypt of the night, Crowned in the curse of eternal light! [Outro: Slowing Tempo, Fading Organ, Single Church Bell] [Whispered] The light... It knows your name... [Fading Vocalization: Ah-ah-ah...] [Single Drum Hit] [End]