[Intro | low cello drone | distant thunder | violet synth pulse | male spoken-sung] The blackthorn opened Like it knew our names A broken tower breathing Under roots and rain [Female | soft, dangerous] Something sleeps below us Something old and wrong If the stone starts singing Don’t sing along [Verse 1 | male lead | restrained drums | torchlit tension] Door on one hinge Night at our backs Runes on the wall Like warning tracks Wet stone whisper Dust in my lungs Sword at my side Fire on my tongue [Female harmony under] Careful, muscle Eyes on the door This place remembers What came before [Pre-Chorus | both | building] Down, down Where the cold roots crawl Down, down Past the broken wall [Female] It isn’t a doorway [Male] Then what did we find? [Female] A wound in the world [Both] And it’s opening wide [Chorus | full band | cinematic punch] Strike the chains Wake the flame Let the dark thing know our names Bone and shadow Blood and stone We don’t face the night alone Hold the line Cut it through Violet fire, I’ve got you If the tower falls tonight We go down swinging in the light [Verse 2 | female lead | sly, intimate | beat pulls back] You always jump first I always read signs You bring the thunder I bend the lines Old bone waiting On a cracked altar One wrong breath And the whole room falters [Male | dry grit] My impulse says jump [Female] My impulse says no [Male] That squeeze didn’t help [Female] It helped me though [Pre-Chorus 2 | drums rising | tension] Down, down Where the dead wards fail Down, down Where the old chains pale [Male] If it wakes hungry [Female] Then make it bleed [Both] You break the binding I’ll blind what it sees [Chorus | bigger | male/female call and response] Strike the chains Wake the flame Let the dark thing know our names Bone and shadow Blood and stone We don’t face the night alone Hold the line Cut it through Violet fire, I’ve got you If the tower falls tonight We go down swinging in the light [Bridge | half-time | intimate | only cello, kick, low guitar] [Male] I held the shield But you held the spell You saw the wound Before it became hell [Female] You broke the chains But not by yourself Some treasures choose The heart they help [Male] This amulet burns Right over my chest [Female] A little piece of me For the next dark test [Both | close, breathy] We lived through the monster We laughed through the fear And whatever comes after Starts right here [Final Chorus | explosive | romantic | battle-worn] Strike the chains Wake the flame Let the dark thing know our names Bone and shadow Blood and stone We don’t face the night alone Hold the line Cut it through Violet fire, I’ve got you If the tower falls tonight We go down swinging in the light [Outro | galloping rhythm | warm lantern glow | playful duet] [Female] Last one to town Pays the price [Male] Hot water sounds Awfully nice [Female] You lost, muscle [Male] That depends [Both] Some wars end Where the fire begins [Male | soft] The blackthorn opened [Female] The night let us go [Both] And the lights of the town Burned gold below
