[Intro] (piano + distant choir) Vienna whispers… and the clocks forget. [Verse 1] In gilded halls where the chandeliers bled light, I learned to smile while my heart held night. A daughter of velvet, a name carved in stone, Yet every fine curtain hides what it’s sewn. They taught me grace like a cage made of lace— But my pulse kept time with a dangerous pace. [Pre-Chorus] (violin rises) Because I have seen how a world can burn, And still… still… I return. [Chorus] (choir + strings swell) I will be gentle, I will be flame, A hymn in silk, a storm with a name. If time rewinds and steals my years, I’ll light the dark with all my tears. Let the heavens turn their cold, cruel eyes— I’ll make my own stars in the ashes. [Verse 2] The Storm came singing through opera air, Tore pages from history, left silence there. Faces vanished like notes held too long, And I stood with my hands full of unsung songs. I keep my kindness—no matter the cost— But kindness becomes fire when love is lost. [Pre-Chorus 2] So I step through ruin in satin and soot, A noble heart in a battlefield boot. [Chorus] I will be gentle, I will be flame, A hymn in silk, a storm with a name. If time rewinds and steals my years, I’ll light the dark with all my tears. Let the heavens turn their cold, cruel eyes— I’ll make my own stars in the ashes. [Bridge] (drop—piano solo, then vocal like an aria) E lucevan… the stars used to shine… Now the sky is a wound in the line. But if destiny asks for my final breath, I’ll answer with light— I’ll answer with death… Of fear. [Final Chorus] (full symphonic rock lift, guitar joins, choir huge) I will be gentle, I will be flame, The last warm song in a world of blame. If time rewinds and steals my years, I’ll forge tomorrow from molten tears. Let the Storm come roaring, let the old world die— I’ll stand, and I will not apologize. Hear me— I will make my own stars in the ashes… My own stars… in the ashes. [Outro] (violin fades, soft ticking returns) Vienna remembers… even when time does not.
