
Maternal Instinct - Victoria Grayson & Emily Thorne
[Intro] (Heavy, stomping drum beat starts - Boom-Clap, Boom-Clap. Dramatic strings hit on the beat.) [Verse 1] (Precise, sharp delivery but singing) [First female voice] A boy has to get certain things out of his system. Before he can see clearly, before he can listen. Daniel floats through life, drifting on the tide. Unable to decide, nowhere to hide. Clearly someone has to step in. Before another mistake can begin. [Verse 2] [Second female voice] (Calm, lower register, still singing) What is it about me that troubles you so much? Is it my smile? Is it my touch? [First female voice] Call it maternal instinct, call it a curse. I know how susceptible my son is, for better or worse. I was not born yesterday, my dear. Something is not right here. [Pre-Chorus] (Music builds up, bass gets heavier) [Fist female voice] Whatever your reason is for marrying him. You’ll never convince me it’s for love, on a whim. I know what a woman in love looks like. And that’s not you. [Second female voice] (Coldly) That is not true. [Chorus] (Explosive, Anthemic, Long Notes) [First female voice] Do not forget, I’ve been at this game. Much longer than you, protecting the Grayson name. [Second female voice] You really don't trust me? [First female voice] Trust is a luxury I cannot afford! [Second female voice aside] I agree! [First female voice] Don't hurt my son, or you’ll live to regret it. If you cross me now, I will never forget it. [Verse 3 - The Mirror] (Piano plays aggressively fast) [First female voice] You will soon learn there are limits, you see. To what a woman endures for the publicity... It is no secret, I’ll do anything for my own. I sit on a blood-stained throne. [Second female voice] Victoria, I do not make decisions for your son. I am sorry but you won´t see me run. [First female oice] Oh, spare me the act. Let’s cut to the bone. You and I have more in common than we ever let shown. [Bridge] (Drums drop out. Just strings and voices. Intense chanting.) [First female voice] Tell me. Can you feel it? ... Ferocity... Embedded determination. To get whatever we want.... No matter the cost. No matter who’s lost. [Second female voice] (Softly) Maybe you’re right. Maybe we’re the same kind of night. [Chorus] (Building up maximum Power) [First female voice] But do not forget, I’ve been at this game! Much longer than you, protecting the Grayson name! ... If you try to tear Daniel away from me. You will not only fail... but you will soon see! [Second female voice] (Harmonizing) But I’m not trying to tear him away! [First female voice] You will suffer! And have no doubt! [Outro] (Heavy stomping beat continues, then fades) [First female voice] (Spoken, close to the mic) I will show no mercy. [Second female voice] (Spoken, confident) How sad for you Victoria... that Daniel chose me. That is the truth. (Final orchestral hit) [End]

