TITLE: Lost & Forgotten Stray GENRE: Strings and grand piano cinematic orchestral pop / Neoclassical / 80's synthesizer DURATION: Approx. 5 minutes (with extended instrumental parts) [Intro] (Low, atmospheric 80s synthesizers fade in, joined by a melancholy grand piano playing a slow, repetitive melody) [Verse 1] Cold concrete floors and iron bars that gleam, I am trapped inside a hazy, drifting dream. They told me they loved me, their hands were so warm, But now my thoughts are in a tempest, a windblown storm. Where am I tonight? This place is so loud, Just a nameless face lost deep in the crowd. [Verse 2] The days are growing long, the walls are so high, I look through the fence at the wide open sky. I remember the fields where we used to run free, Across the countryside, just you and me. Where are you now? Why is the room turning cold? I am holding onto memories, a story untold. [Chorus] (The orchestra swells, strings rising with dramatic cinematic intensity) Till the end of time, oh till the end of time, I thought you were mine, I thought you were mine. The life that we waited for is now far downstream, Left behind in a lonely, forgotten dream. Until the end of time. [Verse 3] (Synthesizers pick up a driving, rhythmic beat; orchestral rock elements enter) The barking is endless, the stress fills the air, A chorus of panic, of grief, of despair. I see the others walk down the long hall, They vanish forever, no answers at all. Where do they go when they walk through that door? They never return to these cages no more. [Bridge] (The music reaches a chaotic climax, heavy with tension and emotion) Giving up hope, the darkness takes hold, My heart is so heavy, my body so cold. I hear heavy steps walking down the concrete, My vision is spinning, I sink to my feet. Heavy steps... growing near... I am dizzy with fear. [Climax] (The heavy instruments suddenly drop out, leaving only a soft, pulsing 80s synth and a gentle piano) A door opens wide, a shadow draws near, A soft, quiet touch to quiet my fear. A sharp, sudden sting, then the chaos goes still, I am drifting away, letting go of my will. Lost and forgotten forever... [Outro] (Grand, cinematic neoclassical orchestra rises into a peaceful, heavenly melody) The colors are changing, the light starts to gleam, I wake from the nightmare, awake from the dream. I see the bright fields, the grass shining bright, Crossing the Rainbow, returning to light. No cages, no sadness, finally free, Until the end of time, I will wait here for thee. (Piano fades out on a single, resonant note)
