The Unthinkable (Eyes of the little one)

[Intro – Solo Piano | no vocals] (8 bars instrumental) [Verse 1 – piano + solo cello enters] You brace for the weight in your hands Cold iron you never had planned A thing you pray you’ll never use But the dark is asking you to choose You stack the cans in silent rows Counting the weeks no one else knows Every sound outside the door Feels like a warning of coming war [Pre-Chorus – strings begin swelling] If the unthinkable comes in the night If the cities fade out of the light You hide the fear for her to see none For the quiet eyes of the little one [Chorus – orchestra rises | very soft choir pad] If the lights all fade If the grid goes still When the world grows cruel And it bends your will You will stand your ground Through the coming storm Hold her close in the dark Keep her safe and warm [Verse 2 – fuller strings] Neighbors who once waved hello Turn to shadows hunger will grow Friends you trusted disappear Leaving silence, leaving fear You reach for voices you once knew But empty roads answer you Still you hold the fragile line Clinging to borrowed time [Pre-Chorus 2 – tension rising] You grieve for the ones who laugh away The storm you feel drawing near each day They won’t prepare, they won’t understand You’re losing them to a softer land [Chorus – choir stronger now] If the lights all fade If the grid goes still When the world grows cruel And it bends your will You will stand your ground Through the coming storm Hold her close in the dark Keep her safe and warm [Bridge – orchestra quiets, piano returns] Board the windows, close the doors Sleep is a risk now, peace no more The sky feels heavy, ready to fall Small empty hands reaching through it all This is the cost of loving so much Preparing for things no heart should touch Waiting in shadows, breath held tight Wondering if you can win the fight [Final Chorus – full orchestra + choir swell] If the unthinkable comes one day And the fragile world gives way You will stand, you will remain Through the fire, through the pain You will fight, you will defend Guard the light until the end When the darkness tries to prevail Your courage will never fail [Outro – choir + fading piano] Nothing will break you Nothing will take you You will endure You will prevail