[Female vocals fusing rock, folk, and metal by mixing heavy-metal belting with delicate, operatic control, deep emotional intensity, and forward-placed resonance and vibrato. Vocal harmonies on chorus and outro] [rubato 5/4, 11/8, 17/16 110-180 BPM] [The Band: Electric guitars sustain, bends, melodic phrasing, grit, blues attack lead, and open tuned slide guitar shimmer. Gated snares with explosive accents. Polyrhythmic tom patterns driving. Melodic bass guitar weaving counter lines. Rhythm guitar triads, suspended chords, double stops heavy distortion and precise, percussive palm muting] [FX: Analog synths: EMS Synthi AKS liquid textures, Minimoog (fat bass and leads), Prophet 5 warm pads and analog brass. Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2 for Cavernous stadium echo, long-tail reverb and delay, long echoes, reverse reverb swells, and wide stereo imaging.] [Intro D Minor (Motorik rhythm, Gated snares, synth loops) |Dm | Dm | Bb | Gm | | Dm | Dm | Bb | A] [verse 1: [ Dm | Gm | Bb | A | | Dm | Gm | Bb | A] Come in she said and you can’t look away Her skin’s like ice but her eyes are ablaze Her silver hair glows like moonlight She’s the mistress of pain queen of the night [pre-chorus (backing vocals in thirds and fifths): |Dm | Dm | Bb | Gm | | Dm | Dm | Bb | A] Obsidian pendant shines at her breast Silver chain windes 'round her neck [chorus: | Dm | Gm | Bb | A | | Dm | Dm | Bb | Gm] She steals your heart and owns your soul You burn with desires you can’t control Sparks ignite when she kisses your lips You shake at the touch of her fingertips [verse 2: | Dm | Gm | Bb | A | | Dm | Gm | Bb | A] She wears leather like a second skin Demands you kneel when you walk in You’re under the spell of her turquoise gaze Afraid to move, you can’t look away [Bridge (synths swell): | E | F | G#dim | B | | E | F | G | A] You don’t know if she’s real or only your dreams In her shadow world nothin’s what it seems Her touch is a fire you've never felt before Leaves you on your knees beggin' for more. [Extended Guitar Solo (Begins with tremolo bends in D minor. Slides into E Dominant echo, shimmer, distortion): |Dm | Gm | Bb | A | | E | F | G#dim | B] [pre-chorus (backing vocals in thirds and fifths): |Dm | Dm | Bb | Gm | | Dm | Dm | Bb | A] Obsidian pendant shines at her breast Silver chain windes 'round her neck [Outro (Return to D Minor): | Dm | Gm | Bb | A | | Dm | Dm | Bb | G] She’ll steal your heart and own your soul You burn with desires you can’t control Sparks ignite when she kisses your lips You shake at the touch of her fingertips OBSIDIAN OBSIDIAN QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
