[Intro] [Distant rainfall | Heartbeat sub-bass pulse | Mechanical felt piano chords | Soft vinyl crackle] [Whisper] (love... it’s not a harbor...) [Verse 1] [Close-mic | Vocal fry | Intimate delivery] forget the postcards and the hearts made of glass, the pink sentiments... they were never meant to last. Love isn't a harbor where we wait for the end, it’s a river that breaks what it cannot bend. If you’re looking for safety... you’re already drowned, In the rush of the water... where the TRUTH is found! [Pre-Chorus] [Cello staccato intensity | Building rhythmic tension | Add vocal grit] it starts with giving... but not the begging... [Shout] NOT THE MARTYR! NOT THE SLAVE! [Chorus] [EXPLOSIVE DROP | Wide cinematic strings | Heavy floor toms | Massive industrial reverb] I LOVE YOU WITH MY EGO! NOT WITH MY GHOST! IT’S THE PRIDE IN MY BLOOD THAT I CHERISH THE MOST! NOT A SAINT! NOT A MARTYR! JUST BONE AND DESIRE! WALKING THE LINE THROUGH THE FLOOD AND THE FIRE! [Heavy emphasis] MY SELFISHNESS IS THE GREATEST DEVOTION OF ALL! STANDING UPRIGHT! WE’RE REFUSING TO FALL! [Verse 2] [Sudden drop to silence | Cold ambient synth pads | Gritty cello drone] They speak of a mercy that falls from the sky, a 'rahmah' for everyone... a beautiful lie. [Low register] but I want the hunger... earned through the light, the 'WUDDA' that burns in the dead of the night. It’s not a right... it’s a PRIVILEGE of the brave, to be more than a shadow... to be MORE than a slave. [Bridge] [Mute all instruments | Solo dry vocal | Intense delivery] if I melt into you... there is nothing left to see. [ORCHESTRAL STABS ON EVERY BEAT] JUST! A! HOLLOW! SHELL! OF! WHO! I! USED! TO! BE! [Crescendo | Rapid strings] SO I'LL HOLD TO MY NAME! AND I'LL HOLD TO MY SKIN! THIS IS WHERE THE REAL LOVE BEGINS! [Big Drop] WHERE THE REAL LOVE BEGINS! [Final Chorus] [Full dynamic width | Epic cinematic anthem | Adriana's peak power] I LOVE YOU WITH MY EGO! NOT WITH MY GHOST! IT’S THE PRIDE IN MY BLOOD THAT I CHERISH THE MOST! (My selfishness...) (My devotion...) STANDING UPRIGHT! WE’RE REFUSING TO FALL! [Outro] [Fade to rain | Final solitary piano notes | Vocal trails off to whisper] alive and defiant... with my head held high... my beautiful ego... my truth... my river. [End] [Final deep sub-bass thud | Total silence]