[VOICE RULE: The entire song is performed by the elegant female lead EXCEPT for exactly TWO isolated male lines. No male voice anywhere else in the song.] [Verse 1] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She wandered west through foreign streets, where lanterns burned and violins played. She drank the wine, she tasted sweets, and danced where laughing strangers swayed. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] But pleasure faded when it passed, and every warmth went cold too fast. Was she alive, or merely there? Was there a soul beneath what stared? [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Then came a letter, black and thin, an ancient seal pressed deep in red. [MALE VOICE 1 OF 2 ONLY — deep, resonant, dramatic Transylvanian accent] "Transylvania." [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Perhaps the old could speak for the dead. [Chorus] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Within my breast there burns a spark, a raging current through the dark. In ancient corners I must seek what death may claim, and life may keep. and perhaps I will find, another of my kind [Verse 2] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She met young Harker on the road, "a charming little man", polite. He carried papers, neatly showed the same red seal beneath the light. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Her powdered face concealed the seams, her wounds had healed beneath the cream. They traded questions, doubts, and names, and found themselves inside one game. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] The carriage climbed through frozen rain, past crooked trees and walls of stone. The castle rose above the plain, its blackened windows watched alone. [Chorus] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Within my breast there burns a spark, a raging current through the dark. In ancient corners I must seek what death may claim, and life may keep. and perhaps I will find, another of my kind [Verse 3] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] A hundred candles filled the hall, while wine and violins entwined. Their host moved smiling through them all, then raised his glass and spoke his mind: [MALE VOICE 2 OF 2 ONLY — deep, resonant, dramatic Transylvanian accent] “There are darknesses in life, and there are lights; you are one of the lights.” [NO MORE MALE VOCALS — FEMALE LEAD ONLY FROM THIS POINT FORWARD][NO MALE VOCALS] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She sensed the grave beneath his skin, the quiet undeath coiled within. An old wolf, yes—but let him speak. Perhaps he knew the truth she'd seek. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] His polished charm began to crack, and Victor's shadow answered back. She saw young Harker's empty chair, and felt the warning in the air. [deep noble woman's voice] “Excuse me.” [Verse 4] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She heard the feeding through the door, a wet, low sound, a muffled cry. Three women crouched across the floor, while Harker stared with empty eyes. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She crossed the room and struck the first, then seized the second by the throat. The third came laughing, wild with thirst; she drove her hard against the stone. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] She tore them loose and threw them wide, their laughter vanished into dread. She reached the bed and touched his side. [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] No breath. No pulse. Harker was dead. [Breakdown] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] The doorway darkened. There stood the host. No smile now. No welcome. No toast. She smiled. [deep noble woman's voice — FEMALE][NO MALE VOCALS] “...Good...” [Final Chorus] [elegant woman's voice][NO MALE VOCALS] Within my breast there burns a spark, a raging current through the dark. In ancient corners I must seek what death may claim, and life may keep. and perhaps I will find, another of my kind
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