[Female – soft gothic] High where the mountains wear crowns of white A lotus blooms in the endless night They say a kingdom rests beyond the cold Where the pure of heart are never old No map can lead you, no road can show The path that only the quiet know Wind carries prayers that never land On the snow that hides a promised land [Male – hard modern rock/metal] I climbed through the storms with a restless soul Looking for the place that makes the broken whole Every peak higher, the air grows thin The snow keeps its silence and never lets me in [Both] Lotus behind the snow Where the light was never sold We came with longing in our bones Searching for a home we never owned [Female – switches to cheery pop] Sunlight dances on the frozen glass I almost believe the legends last Petals of gold in a sea of white Calling me softly into the night [Male – hard modern rock/metal] But the mountains take more than they ever give They test the will of those who live No gates of peace, no shining throne Only the cold that claims my own [Both] Lotus behind the snow Where the light was never sold We came with longing in our bones Searching for a home we never owned [Male – hard modern rock/metal bridge] Feel the freeze of a thousand years Feel the weight of a thousand tears Every seeker left the same With nothing but a whispered name [Female – soft gothic] If the lotus still opens in the hidden vale Does it wait for those who never fail The greatest treasure was never the place But the stillness we could not face [Both – full power] Lotus behind the snow Still blooms where the silence grows We left our footprints in the ice And the mountain claimed the sacrifice Lotus behind the snow Keeps the secret in the white We came looking for a kingdom of light And left with only the endless night [Outro – Female into Both] Somewhere the lotus still waits… Somewhere the snow still prays…
