[Orchestral Intro] (Solo cello, low strings, distant timpani) [Verse 1 – Crab:] The ground went quiet when I fell No voice returned, no warning bell I called for sense, I called for right The dirt just closed me from the light [Verse 2 – Choir:] The small can cry without a sound Their pain dissolves into the ground No echo forms, no witness stays The world moves on, averts its gaze [Chorus:] [Crab:] I do not ask to be repaid [Choir:] I ask that truth not be delayed [Verse 3 – Crab:] I learned the shape of silent wrong How waiting makes injustice strong If nothing moves, if none respond Then damage roots itself beyond [Bridge – Allies Appear:] [Bee:] A single sting can still be felt [Mortar:] Each layer adds unspoken weight [Chestnut:] Heat recalls what time has dealt [Choir:] The past remains. It does not wait. [Pre-Chorus – Crab:] If justice walks, it walks with hands Not one alone, but those who stand [Final Chorus:] [Crab:] I will not strike, I will not burn [Choir:] I will remember — and return [Coda:] [Choir:] Silence breaks when memory speaks The wound stays open till it heals
