[Intro - Low bass, distant guitar pulse] Before your gods had learned their names, Before the heavens caught their flame, Before the first bright star could rise, There was the dark. And I was mine. [Verse 1] No crown was ever placed on me, No hand declared my sovereignty. No throne, no oath, no borrowed right— I simply came. And there was night. You built your temples toward the sun, Named every battle you had won. But when your golden daylight dies, You disappear beneath my skies. [Pre-Chorus] Close your eyes. You know me there. In every shadow, Every prayer— No. You never had to call my name. I came before you learned the same. [Chorus] I am the mother of night, The velvet swallowing the light. Your kings may thunder, gods may fight— They all come home to me at night. Let Olympus burn bright above, Let mortals beg their gods for love. Every flame will lose its fight. I remain. I am the night. [Instrumental - Heavy guitar riff] [Verse 2] Zeus keeps lightning in his hand, As though the sky obeys command. Let him boast and let him reign— Even thunder sleeps again. The moon may borrow silver fire, The stars may climb a little higher, But every spark you place on high Is just a jewel against my sky. [Pre-Chorus] You call the darkness something feared Because you cannot see what's near. How strange. You fear what lets you dream. [Chorus] I am the mother of night, The velvet swallowing the light. Your kings may thunder, gods may fight— They all come home to me at night. Let Olympus burn bright above, Let mortals beg their gods for love. Every flame will lose its fight. I remain. I am the night. [Bridge - Quiet, intimate vocal over bass] I do not chase. I do not plead. I have no hunger, Have no need. Day spends itself to feel alive. I only wait. And it arrives. [Build - Drums entering] Every sunset knows my name. Every star admits the same. Every god who fears the dark Still sleeps beneath it. [Final Chorus - Huge] I am the mother of night, Older than wrong, Older than right. Before your heavens learned to shine, The endless dark was already mine. Let Olympus blaze above. Let them make their wars and love. Every sun must leave the sky. They rise. They rule. They burn. They die. I remain. I am the night. [Outro - Heavy riff slowing into silence] Before your gods had learned their names... I taught the dark to breathe.
