[Verse 1 - Immediate entrance with aggressive staccato strings, tight distorted guitar riffs and driving drums. Male tenor, sharp rhythmic phrasing, gritty and confrontational.] The sky breaks open, raining fire Red sparks race along the wires The towers burn from floor to floor Glass shatters on the streets below Ash rolls in and blots the signs The noon sun fades behind the smoke The city sheds its painted skin And bares the red it kept within [Pre-Chorus - Rising violin ostinatos, pounding toms and ascending bass. Vocals climb with growing urgency. Brief drum dropout before chorus.] Let the iron bend and break Let the last streetlight go blind When the flames reach through my ribs They will find a second sun [Chorus - Explosive full-band impact. Massive power chords, rapid orchestral stabs, punchy drums and gang vocal accents. Soaring, aggressive male belts with clear articulation.] I am the flame incarnate I am the fire made flesh You can bury me in ashes But the furnace never rests I am the flame incarnate Watch the black horizon break Your silence is the kindling I'll set every heart ablaze [Verse 2 - Return to tight syncopated dance-punk groove. Driving bass, palm-muted guitars and restless string figures. Male vocal turns tense, gritty and rhythmically clipped.] My skin goes black beneath the heat My feathers curl into the smoke They call my fall the final act Before the first new ember glows But underneath my hollow ribs A white-hot heartbeat starts again One spark runs wild along my bones And sets the empty sky aflame [Pre-Chorus - Strings climb higher, snare rolls intensify, guitars widen. Forceful rising vocal delivery. Sudden silence before downbeat.] Let the mountains turn to glass Let the oceans boil away Tear the feathers from my body Even cinders know my name [Chorus - Full explosive return. Layered guitars, pounding kick and snare, soaring strings and commanding lead vocal. Gang shouts reinforce phrase endings.] I am the flame incarnate I am the fire made flesh You can bury me in ashes But the furnace never rests I am the flame incarnate Watch the black horizon break Your silence is the kindling I'll set every heart ablaze [Bridge - Dramatic half-time breakdown. Low cellos, sparse bass pulses and distant percussion. Start with restrained, ominous vocals. Build through pounding toms and rising strings. Last two lines delivered with escalating intensity, ending in a full-band stop.] Silence falls upon the ruins Not a voice beneath the sky Only ash in every doorway Only smoke where stars once shone Then a heartbeat shakes the pavement Then another splits the night You thought the sky was raining fire You were watching my wings ignite [Final Chorus - Instant explosive impact after silence. Maximum orchestral and rock intensity. Distorted guitars and strings attack in unison, relentless drums, wide gang harmonies and fierce soaring male belts. Maintain forward momentum.] I am the flame incarnate I am the fire made flesh Every ending feeds the furnace Every scar becomes a spark I am the flame incarnate Let the burning heavens shake From the ashes of creation I'll set every heart ablaze [Final Chorus Extension - Driving double-time drum accents, ascending strings, stacked vocal harmonies. Final declaration with maximum intensity. End on a massive synchronized orchestral and guitar hit.] I am the flame incarnate I am the fire made flesh Let the whole world fall to ashes I will rise from what is left
