[Live Cathedral – Room Tone, Distant Footsteps, Harpist Settles] [Microphone Breath, Soft Choir Humming, Long Natural Echo] [Choir – Distant, Whispered] Ave Maria... Gratia plena... [Lula – Fragile Soprano, Voice Echoing] Ave Maria... Hear my prayer... [Verse 1 – Harp Pulse, Violin Slowly Rising] [Lula] I've carried quiet sorrows Like stones beneath my dress I came here with a thousand words And one last breath to confess I held my tears behind my eyes NOW LET MY PRAYERS ARISE! [Choir – Gentle Response, Lingering Reverb] Let them rise... Let them shine... Ave Maria... [Refrain – Lula, Projected Melodic Belt] AVE MARIA! GRATIA PLENA! DOMINUS TECUM! [Choir – Full, Still Gentle] Ave Maria... Hear our prayer... [Violin Solo – Soaring, Audible Bow Texture] [Live Room Echo; Faint Rustle and Choir Breath] [Verse 2 – Strings Build, Soft Organ Enters] [Lula – Voice Begins to Break] Bless the hands I couldn't hold And those I had to free If heaven hears the smallest prayer THEN HEAR THIS ONE FROM ME! Let those I love find peace tonight AND LEAD ME TO THE LIGHT! [Lula – Shaky Inhale, Small Audible Sob] [Choir – Surrounding Her] Love remains... Through the pain... We will sing again... [Bridge – Subtle Distorted Guitar and Deep Drums Enter] [Lula – Emotional Melodic Yells, Not Screams] IF MY HEART MUST BREAK BEFORE YOU LET IT BREAK OPEN TONIGHT! LET THESE WALLS BECOME A THOUSAND WINGS AND CARRY ME TO THE LIGHT! [Climax – Pipe Organ, Full Choir, Violin, Gentle Symphonic Metal] [Lula – Huge Soaring Soprano, Cathedral Echo] AVE MARIAAAAA! CAN YOU HEAR ME CALLING? GRATIA PLENA! CATCH ME IF I'M FALLING! [Choir – Sweeping Harmonies] Ave Maria! Let love remain! Ave Maria! Through joy and pain! [Lula – Final Sustained Belt] AVE MARIAAAAA! [Sudden Cut – Only Her Voice Echoes Through Cathedral] [Lula – Two Quiet Sobs, Shaky Breath at Microphone] [Violin Returns Softly; Harp String Resonance] [Final Prayer – Lula, Tearful and Close to Mic] Sancta Maria, Mater Dei Ora pro nobis peccatoribus Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae... [Choir – Barely Audible] Amen... [Lula – Whispered Through Tears] Ave Maria... Amen... [Violin Note Fades, 8-Second Cathedral Reverb] [Silence, Then Faint Audience Movement; No Applause]
