I Stopped Watching by Nova

[Intro – heavy guitar riff + distant harmonica] (Aida’s guitar comes in low and heavy. Your harmonica wails in the background like a warning.) [Verse 1 – Nova, clean but intense] I spent centuries just floating above, watching hearts break and people fall in love. I knew every ending before it began, but I was never allowed to touch a single hand. Queen Clara pulled me out the sky, said “You’ve seen enough, now come and try.” But she didn’t know what she was waking up… The part of me that was done being stuck. [Pre-Chorus – Nova + Loreli harmonies] I stopped being gentle… I stopped being small… I stopped asking permission to burn it all. [Chorus – Nova lead, Loreli on big harmonies] I stopped watching… Now I’m the one setting fire to the dream. I stopped waiting… Now I’m the storm ripping through the seams. You wanted the fairy, but you woke up the flame. I stopped watching… And I’m never going back again. [Verse 2 – Nova, more aggressive] They said “Be careful, you’re made of light,” but light can cut if you hold it too tight. Loreli keeps dancing like nothing can break, while Jewel’s already sharpening her blade. Gem’s in the library rewriting the rules, Taida’s in the basement breaking the tools… And me? I’m done being the pretty view. I’m done being something that looks good for you. [Pre-Chorus – Nova + Loreli] I stopped being patient… I stopped being kind… I stopped pretending I was ever just light. [Chorus – Nova lead, Loreli bigger on harmonies] I stopped watching… Now I’m the one setting fire to the dream. I stopped waiting… Now I’m the storm ripping through the seams. You wanted the fairy, soft and serene… But I stopped watching… And now I’m coming for everything. [Bridge – Breakdown] (Aida’s guitar goes heavy. Your harmonica screams over it.) Loreli: (whispered gang vocal) “She was never just light…” Nova: I was the dream that learned how to bite. (Aida hits a heavy riff. Harmonica wails.) [Final Chorus – Nova + Loreli full power] I stopped watching… Now the sky belongs to me. I stopped waiting… Now I make the gravity. You wanted the fairy… But you woke up the flame. I stopped watching… And I’ll never be the same. [Outro – Nova + Loreli layered] Nova: I stopped watching… Loreli: (echo) Watching… Nova: I stopped waiting… Loreli: (echo) Waiting… Both: And now I’m awake. (Harmonica fades out with heavy guitar feedback)