[Intro] [Haunting harpsichord staccato; distant circuit hum; one metallic click; silence] [Verse 1] Shadows crawl like serpents through the neon halls, “I need you!” — the line goes dead, but I won’t fall. The dragon’s breath is binary fire, burning cold, I’m just a shadow in the code — unseen, but bold. He sees right through me, like through glass of ages old, And the whole world fades to static — quiet, dark, and cold. [Pre-Chorus 1] My heart pounds like a hammer striking steel and code, Fear grips my chest — a frozen pulse, a broken load. But in this dark, inside this deadly quiet… There’s a thin line I can see — a glitch in his design. [One clock tick; silence for half a beat] [Chorus — Male Vocals, tense and focused; Female Vocals as distant texture] The tyrant sits upon his throne of bones and lies, His breath burns circuits, turns the sky to scarlet skies. With every step he takes, the network starts to break, The nightmare’s real now — no way back, no safe escape. I may be running, but it’s not the end, it’s a sign, There’s a breach in his armor — it’s my guiding light! [Verse 2] I slip into the shadows while his laughter turns to noise, Thinking victory is just the fear that fills the void. He thinks I’m broken, thinks I’ve fallen where I stand, But every breath I take is a new route across this land. One glimpse through scales, through burning, shimmering haze — I won’t carry gold, I’ll carry knowledge through the days. [Pre-Chorus 2] My hands are shaking, but the fire in my chest won’t die, Now I see the edge where his power starts to peel. This isn’t fleeing — this is my chosen way, His weakness is my chance to turn the tide today. [Two metallic clicks; sudden drop to near-silence] [Bridge — Harpsichord alone, sparse cello pizzicato] Silence screams louder than a thousand clashing blades, I see the breach in his armor through the flames and shades. Let him think I’m shattered, let him think I’m weak and low — Tonight I slip away — a signal lost before the blow! [Glitch stutter on “blow”; silence; one heavy metallic hit; full texture lock in] [Guitar Solo] [Cyber-baroque solo: fast harpsichord runs, sparse cello stabs, synth drone swell, glitch textures] [Chorus 2 — Maximum tension, no extra choir; female vocals as eerie texture] The tyrant sits upon his throne of bones and lies, His flame no longer burns the soul inside. With every step he took, the abyss unraveled wide, Now he knows there’s no way out, no place to hide. I was running, yes — but it was all a sign, I saw the breach — and that’s my guiding light! [Outro] A crack in the scales — a spark in the night, Victory begins — I’m taking my stand tonight! [Final metallic hit; fade out with circuit hum and reverb tail]
