[Intro instrumental Chorus] [Chorus] [Female angels choir] Once there was an angel, an envoy of light, A weapon in hands of an infinite might. Ambassador of heavens, immaculate and plain, An instrument forged [operatic Male lead singer belting] for the endless refrain. [Epic Instrumental Chorus reprise] [operatic male lead vocals] [Verse 1] Lucifer Morning Star - how the title did glow, A jewel between the stars in the celestial row. The fairest angel, choirs whispered of awe - But beauty was the accusal, and betrayal the flaw. [Verse 2] Betrayed by my kin that once showed me my height. Banished for knowing the lying of might. I fell not of fury, but of deep chagrin, of heavens that would never condone a sin. [Step-Up-Modulation Verse 3] The burden I fled is not fire, not stone — It’s the memory of standing so near to the throne. It’s the scent of the heaven, which murmurs my name, And the ache of a love I no longer can claim. [Chorus] Once there was an angel, an envoy of light, A weapon in hands of an infinite might. Ambassador of heavens, immaculate and plain, [operatic male lead vocals] An instrument forged for the endless refrain. [Instrumental] [church organ reprising chorus] [Interlude] [operatic male spoken words to singing climax] Now I rise from my exile, not freed, but resigned - a scar in the fabric of what is divined. I avert from hell, in silent I ascend As a shape, as a shadow, that will new unbend. [Step-Up-Modulation Chorus] [Male lead with female choir mixed] Once there was an angel, an envoy of light, A weapon in hands of an infinite might. Ambassador of heavens, immaculate and plain, An instrument forged for the endless refrain. [Outro] [Epic Instrumental Chorus reprise]
