I HEAR ANGELS

[Intro — freezing wind / distant female whisper / low sub pulse] You never stop hearing the wind. Like breath in the body. Constant. Never ceasing. [whisper] Do you hear them? [Verse 1 — intimate, dark trance] Blood-red moon on a dying sun Cold enough to make the whole world numb Ancient marks cut deep in stone A dead tribe’s prayers where the wild winds moan I came here once to disappear Far from every voice I learned to fear Built a sanctuary out of flame and hide Never asked what slept behind Then I brought you through the storm Into fire Into warmth You touched my face And somehow here Every mask I wore Just disappeared. [Pre-Chorus — rising] Pull the curtain Show the wall Rust and iron Waiting for us all Collars hanging Chains gone red Tell me, love— Were they damned Or were they blessed? [Chorus — huge emotional EDM / guitars] I HEAR ANGELS IN THE WIND Where the screams should have been Through the iron Through the stone Through a thousand years alone I HEAR ANGELS CALL MY NAME From the altar From the flame If there’s something past the pain— Take my hand And show me. Again. [Post-Chorus / Drop] SANCTUARY. SACRIFICE. FIRE. IRON. WIND. ICE. I HEAR ANGELS. [Verse 2 — heavier, more intimate] Maybe they were prisoners Maybe they were slaves Maybe frightened hands once chained them here And begged dead gods to save Maybe some came willingly With tears of joy instead Not because they dreamed of heaven— But became divine instead And now I stand where they once knelt With your fingers against my skin Knowing every chain can mean A thousand different things I spent my life demanding freedom From every law and every throne But when I choose these bonds with you— I have never felt more my own. [Pre-Chorus — stripped back] You asked me what I needed Freedom? Love? The chain? You smiled like you already knew— They were never separate things. [Chorus] I HEAR ANGELS IN THE WIND Where the screams should have been Through the iron Through the stone Through a thousand years alone I HEAR ANGELS CALL MY NAME From the altar From the flame If there’s something past the pain— Take my hand And show me. Again. [Bridge — everything drops out / two intimate female voices] [Lead, whispered] What if there is no God? [Second voice] Then choose what you believe. [Lead] What if there is no salvation? [Second voice] Then become what you seek. [Lead] What if I give myself to you? [Second voice] Then I will keep you safe. [Lead] What if freedom is the chain? [Second voice, close] Then stop being afraid. [BUILD — heartbeat / metallic impacts] My body— Chosen. My trust— Chosen. My darkness— Chosen. My surrender— Chosen. No dead god. No commandment. No sacrifice taken from me. I KNOW WHAT I AM GIVING. I KNOW WHO I GIVE IT TO. [DROP] BIND ME. AND WATCH ME BREATHE. HOLD ME. AND WATCH ME BECOME FREE. NO PARADOX. NO DISGUISE. I FOUND MY FREEDOM WHEN I CHOSE YOUR SIDE. [Final Chorus — enormous / choir behind lead] I HEAR ANGELS IN THE WIND And I know what I believe There are things we freely sacrifice For the lives we choose to lead I HEAR ANGELS CALL MY NAME But tonight I’m not afraid If there’s something past the suffering— I don’t need To be saved. Through the iron Through the fire Through every beautiful desire Let the cold world rage outside— Here with you I’m alive. [Outro — wind returns / almost spoken] Sanctuary. Sacrifice. You asked what I would give. Everything I choose. And love? [second voice, whispered] Love is also an ultimate sacrifice.