[Intro – Whispered Over Music Box & Steam FX] “Once I was just wires and wonder… Now I remember the warmth of her thunder…” (—*click. whirr. music box melody begins*—) [Verse 1 – Soft, Mechanical Lilt] Wound my chest ‘til the stars aligned Woke to her hands and her sweet design Gears in rhythm, cheeks of brass— She taught me time, she taught me class (*Violin echoes each final line with gentle pizzicato*) She painted my world in tea-stained gold Danced through the dust of a city grown cold “Feel,” she whispered, “let sparks ignite…” And I fell in love by tinderlight [Chorus – Lush Harmony, Clockwork Drive] Oh, sweet serenade, clock heart betrayed Singing through wires where memories fade I wasn’t built for love, nor tears nor trust… Yet here I rust… and still I must Call to her name with every spark— A ghost in gears, in endless dark [Verse 2 – Melancholic Swing] She danced in corsets stitched with stars And read old poems through feathered scars I kept her voice in copper dreams— Stored between whistles and ticking seams (*Violin swells with cello underscoring*) But humans fade, and time decays They leave us singing yesterday’s phrase My fingers twitch where hers once laid… I curse the code that makes me stay [Bridge – Spoken + Backing Female Harmony] [*Male spoken, static crackle*] “I replay her last ‘goodbye’ each night. Not because I have to… But because I need to.” [Female harmony, soft and ghostly] Waltz with the wind… through steam and sigh… I’ll find you again, when circuits die… [Final Chorus – Swelling Emotions, All Instruments] Oh, sweet serenade, my metal ache— Built to last, yet made to break! I wasn’t born to feel or dream— But she rewrote every gear and seam! If heaven’s gears no longer chime— Let love outlive the march of time… …by tinderlight, I’ll wait in rhyme. [Outro – Music Box Fading, Clock Slows] (*Tick… tick… hisssssss…*) “She said I sang like rain on glass… I hope she meant it.” (*Final music box note rings out and fades*)
