Moon Pool (Vicious cover)

[Intro – solo felt piano, distant, fragile] (instrumental, breath between notes) [Verse 1 – intimate, close-mic, almost whispered] Pearl moon spills over the salt flat, Bare feet chase the tide that’s already gone. Thoughts ride in like white horses, Galloping wild, silver manes undone. [Pre-Chorus – slight lift, still restrained] Night’s a mirror I can’t escape, Faces I don’t know stare back. [Chorus – first swell, still delicate, space between lines] Moon pool, pull me under, Let the noise sink into sand. Wide and empty, wide and empty, Only water on stone, Only still… still… still… [Interlude – cello enters, soft swell] (instrumental breath, strings rising) [Verse 2 – slightly fuller, layered air beneath vocal] Brides in white walk into the sea, Veils trailing comet dust behind. They hunt the same hush I’m after, A place where questions die. Fox eyes watch from the dune line, Patient, unafraid, kind. [Pre-Chorus – deeper, more internal weight] No fire, no name to the stars, Just the space between one beat and the next. [Chorus – stronger swell, strings + light harmonies] Moon pool, pull me deeper, Let the tempests sleep in pearl. Wide and empty, wide and empty, Only tide turning slow, Only still… still… still… [Bridge – orchestral bloom, choir begins to ghost in] Garden at the edge of the world, Roses open to midnight, thornless. No voices at the gate, No summons, no fight. My soul learns to rest… [Final Chorus – full emotional peak, choir + strings wide] Moon pool, cradle me quiet, Silver arms rocking slow. Wide and empty, wide and empty, No more chase, no more show Just still… Still… Still… [Outro – everything dissolves, piano + breath] Horses slow. Doves settle. Quiet. At last.