
PHOENIX OF THE BLACK ABYSS Act I — I WILL NOT BE YOUR SACRIFICE
[Intro - Dark Orchestra, Low Male Vocal] A thousand days, a thousand nights Still searching for a place to hide No matter when, no matter where I feel the weight of endless fear [Verse 1 - Dramatic Male Baritone] Words of torment, words of dread Echo through the nights ahead I long for peace, I long for rest To find some quiet in my chest How long must I endure this pain? How many nights must come again? [Shadow Chorus - Whispered, Ominous] Give in… give in… Let your resistance fall Give in… give in… Surrender it all [Verse 2 - Intensifying Orchestra] What do you want? What must I pay? Why must I live in fear each day? You want me to carry another’s blame To bear another’s guilt and shame To answer for what I did not do To pay a debt that is not mine to lose [Pre-Chorus - Emotional Male Vocal] Must I surrender my life to fear? Must I accept what I cannot bear? [Aria - Piano and Cello, Vulnerable Male Vocal] I am afraid, I will not lie Some nights, I ask myself just why My heart grows tired, my strength grows thin Yet still the fight goes on within I cannot promise I won’t fall I cannot say I fear nothing at all But if I tremble, if I cry Does that mean I must give up my life? [Bridge - Soft Piano, Brief Silence] My life is not a payment My breath is not a debt Another’s guilt Is not mine to accept [Powerful Aria - Full Orchestra Builds] No! I will not bear another’s crime I will not trade this life of mine I will not carry another’s blame Or let fear take away my name I may be wounded, I may be scarred I may have travelled long and hard But even here, beneath this sky I will not surrender my right to decide [Shadow Chorus - Intense, Layered Voices] Give in! Give in! [Lead Vocal - Powerful, Defiant] No! My fear is real, but so am I I will not let my spirit die [Finale - Epic Symphonic Opera, Full Choir] A thousand days, a thousand tears I have endured a thousand fears I ask for truth, I ask for peace I ask for this torment to cease Let those with power hear my plea Let human dignity mean something to me I will not pay for another’s crime My life, my voice, my soul are mine [Full Choir - Grand Operatic Climax] No one should bear another’s blame No life should be consumed by shame Let every voice be heard today Let fear and cruelty lose their sway [Final Aria - Powerful Male Baritone] No matter when! No matter where! I will not surrender My life to fear! [Full Choir and Lead Vocal - Climactic Finale] No life should be a sacrifice! I WILL NOT BE YOUR SACRIFICE! I WILL NOT BE YOUR SACRIFICE! [Outro - Dramatic Orchestral Hit, Sudden Silence]

