ntro – Soft, solemn choir, building slowly] Hmmm... the shadow falls... the hour draws near... [Verse 1 – Lower voices, steady and resolute] When the reaper comes a-knockin' at my door, With his scythe so sharp and his cloak so cold, I won't tremble, I won't fall to the floor, I'll look him in the eyes, steady and bold. I've walked the roads of joy and roads of pain, Carried burdens heavy, tasted sweet and bitter rain. Every scar a story, every breath a fight, Now the final chapter calls me into the night. [Chorus – Full choir, grand and uplifting, with swelling harmonies] Stand strong! Stand tall! As the darkness calls my name! I have lived, I have loved, I have played the game! Reaper come, take my hand if you must, But my spirit rises higher—ashes to dust! We stand! We stand! Before the end we sing! Legacy echoes louder than any final ring! [Verse 2 – Building intensity, call-and-response] Call: Have I faltered? Have I run from the fight? Response: No, I've risen with the dawn and claimed the light! Call: Does fear whisper secrets in my ear? Response: Let it come, let it rage— I am still here! The wheel keeps turning, wyrd spins its thread, From the cradle to the grave, no tears for the dead. I've forged my name in fire, in blood, and in stone, When you take this body, you can't claim my soul. [Chorus – Even bigger, full choir with layered echoes] Stand strong! Stand tall! As the darkness calls my name! I have lived, I have loved, I have played the game! Reaper come, take my hand if you must, But my spirit rises higher—ashes to dust! We stand! We stand! Before the end we sing! Legacy echoes louder than any final ring! [Bridge – Dramatic, quieter then explosive build] Let the wind carry my last breath far and wide, Let the stories of my days forever abide. No chains can bind me, no grave can hold, I meet you fearless... Reaper, here I stand... bold. [Final Chorus – Massive, triumphant, with fading echoes] Stand strong! Stand tall! Let the whole world hear the call! We have lived, we have loved— we have given all! Reaper come, but know this truth we own: Though the body falls, the song lives on! We stand! We stand! Into eternity we sing! Our light defies the darkness... forever lingering! [Outro – Soft choir fading into resolve] Hmmm... we stand... we stand...
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