[Intro] [instrumental: electric piano riff, rain ambience, bass slide, brass hit] [Verse 1] [female vocal, low and smoky] Walking through the rain again Neon bleeding on my skin Every face I pass tonight Wears a smile too thin They tell me who I ought to be They sell me dreams with broken teeth But underneath this quiet mask There’s a fire they can’t see [Pre-Chorus] [drums tighten, brass rises] If the world is just a stage Then I’ll tear the curtains down I won’t bow I won’t fade I’m the truth beneath the crown [Chorus] [full jazz-rock arrangement] Take my mask in the rain Let it fall, let it break I don’t need another lie Painted on my face Hear my soul call my name Through the storm, through the pain I will dance against the night Till the truth remains [Instrumental Break] [wah guitar solo, brass stabs, fast drum fills] [Verse 2] [female vocal, sharper groove] Mirrors crack in every street Showing strangers wearing me But I learned to love the scar That became my key No more chains around my voice No more borrowed little choice If they want a puppet show They can watch me make some noise [Pre-Chorus 2] [electric piano, syncopated bass] If my heart becomes a blade Then I’ll swing it with a smile Every fear Every shame Turns to rhythm for a while [Chorus] [stronger backing vocals] Take my mask in the rain Let it fall, let it break I don’t need another lie Painted on my face Hear my soul call my name Through the storm, through the pain I will dance against the night Till the truth remains [Bridge] [half-time groove, muted trumpet, piano] Let the city laugh Let the shadows talk I was born to move Where the cowards stop If tomorrow burns Then I’ll light the flame No one gets to choose What becomes my name [Final Chorus] [key lift feeling, full brass and guitar] Take my mask in the rain Let it fall, let it break I don’t need another lie Painted on my face Hear my soul call my name Through the storm, through the pain I will dance against the night Till the truth remains [Outro] [electric piano, rain fades] I’m still here Underneath the rain
