[Use enharmonic synemmenon maqam saba mode with çıkıcı-İnici seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.] [Male voice A: Christian, star wrestler - pleurnichard passionate spinto tenor with chest-dominant grit and throaty warmth and squillo, textured, gravelly low-mid register.] [Dynamics swell - full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1] [Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo] [All vorspiels are the same copy/pasted from the opener, ghammaz section is the only one that changes the pattern.] [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 1, section A] How strong can one be I always asked myself. Then, when I fought with thee, I had to redefine it All over again. [Verse 1, section B] It was not in the fist, It was not in the kick, Nor was it in the slam. It was there - Nonetheless. The strength... [Chorus] That's when I realized I wasn't strong enough And with you by my side, I felt again strong enough And was ready for the ride. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 2, section A] What strength really means I always asked myself. Then when I stood with thee I had to look for the definition Of strength All over again [Verse 2, section B] Couldn't be in the fist, Couldn't be in the kick, Couldn't be in the slam. No dictionary Had it written down. [Chorus] That's when I realized I didn't know what strength was. And with you by my side, I felt strength from within me rise, So I knew it was time To go for a ride. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars] [Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 3, section A] How tough should one look I always asked myself. Then when I sat with you, With no one else around, Only you and me, I had to hear the answer From your very lips: Am I tough enough? [Verse 3, section B] You said: No matter the fist, No matter the kick, No matter the slam. One can never be Tough enough. If one knew he was going to fall, You said, he'd sit beforehand. [Last chorus, drum rolls building tension] [buildup] That's when I realized: Why pretend to be tough With you by my side? You saw through every disguise And I wouldn't dare surmise Placing any lies In-between the two of us. I was now ready, anytime, To ride To the end of the world, As long as you would go. [start fade out, slow down] [Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [end]
