THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME [Intro – Whispered, distant piano] I heard the stars go silent I watched the oceans turn to stone A million voices calling But I was standing there alone [Verse 1 – Deep, intimate male voice] I built a kingdom out of broken clocks Put all my dreams inside a cardboard box I wore a smile like a second skin While a thousand storms were closing in The city slept beneath electric skies I saw the future in a stranger’s eyes And every road that led me back to you Was disappearing like the morning dew [Pre-Chorus – Slowly building] But somewhere underneath the sound A little spark was still around And when the darkness said, “Give in” I felt a universe begin [Chorus – Explosive, powerful vocals] WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME I BECAME THE FIRE IN THE RAIN I TURNED MY TEARS TO SATELLITES AND SET MY BROKEN SKY ALIGHT OH-OH, I’M NOT A GHOST ANYMORE OH-OH, I’M WHAT THE STORM WAS FOR LET EVERY STAR FALL OUT OF PLACE I’LL STILL BE HERE I’LL STILL REMAIN WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME! [Post-Chorus – Huge synths, layered vocals] Oh-oh-oh, out of the silence Oh-oh-oh, born from the violence Oh-oh-oh, nothing can erase The sound of a heart that refuses to fade [Verse 2 – Rhythmic bass, confident vocals] I met my shadow at the edge of town He said, “You lost everything you found” I said, “Then watch me make a world from dust A thousand times more beautiful than us” No golden crown, no borrowed throne No need to prove I’m not alone I’ve got a heartbeat like a rebel drum And I can feel the new age come [Pre-Chorus 2 – Stronger, rising tension] Now every scar becomes a spark I’m drawing constellations in the dark You took the map, you took the flame But you will never own my name [Chorus – Full drums, massive vocals] WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME I BECAME THE FIRE IN THE RAIN I TURNED MY TEARS TO SATELLITES AND SET MY BROKEN SKY ALIGHT OH-OH, I’M NOT A GHOST ANYMORE OH-OH, I’M WHAT THE STORM WAS FOR LET EVERY STAR FALL OUT OF PLACE I’LL STILL BE HERE I’LL STILL REMAIN WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME! [Bridge – Piano alone, vulnerable vocals] And if tomorrow disappears If all that’s left is dust and years If no one knows the songs I sang I’ll sing them to the stars again [Build – Whisper turning into a scream] I WAS HERE! I AM HERE! I WILL BE HERE! [Final Chorus – Maximum emotion, choir, soaring vocals] WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME I BECAME THE SUN BEHIND THE FLAMES I TURNED THE END INTO A START AND BUILT A GALAXY INSIDE MY HEART OH-OH, NOW I’M MORE THAN BEFORE OH-OH, HEAR ME SHAKE THE HEAVENS’ DOOR LET EVERY STAR FALL OUT OF PLACE YOU CAN FORGET BUT I WON’T FADE! WHEN THE WORLD FORGOT MY NAME! [Outro – Piano, distant choir] I heard the stars go silent… Now they sing my name. [One final piano note]
