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The Fifth Cup

[Intro – Slow, cinematic] Two nights, one road through fire and flood, Whispers of freedom written in blood. Candles and thunder, a stone yet to move— Hope at the table, a covenant to prove. [Verse 1 – Gallop] Matzah is broken, haste in the bread, Maror burns bitter where tears were shed. Karpas in salt water—oceans of grief, Charoset sweet mortar—promise and relief. (VOX:) Mark the door! (VOX:) Let the angel pass! Z’roa lifts the shadow as the legions mass. [Pre-Chorus – Build] Four cups lifted—deliverance named, A vow in the wine, a heart unashamed. [Chorus – Gallop + Choir] By the blood, by the Lamb, by the door and the crown, Chains rise and fall as the dark comes down. Beitzah like dawn where the tomb stood sealed, Roll the stone—let the light be revealed! [Verse 2 – Faster gallop] Bread and the wine in a candlelit room, Silver and kisses march judgment to doom. Thorns on the brow, and the sky turns lead, Cross on the hill where the faithful bled. (VOX:)Hold the night! (VOX:) Keep the flame! Names on the wind—He answers each name. [Bridge – Slow, mournful] Silence like gravesong, earth holds its breath, The world counts heartbeats at the edge of death. One cup waiting where the prophets sup— Is there a dawn for the Fifth, final cup? [Solo – Orchestra + guitars (instrumental cue)] [Return – Triumphant gallop] Footsteps in granite, the locks give way, Grief cracks open into burning day. Sea walls parted, the grave undone— Out of the furnace a risen One! [Final Chorus – Choir, soprano answers] By the blood, by the Lamb, by the door and the crown, Chains rise and fall as the dark comes down. Beitzah like dawn where the tomb stood sealed, Roll the stone—let the light be revealed! (VOX – Soprano:) Pour the hope, lift the cup! (VOX – Choir:) Let the Fifth be taken up! [Outro – Soft] Two nights, one road; two covenants meet— Freedom and mercy at the same table seat. Candles fade slowly, but the promise stands— Wine on the lips, and light in our hands.