SOUL ― 魂 ― [Intro — Female / Airy, Fragile] I was born before the words Before the world could call my name I was only breath and fire A little light without a flame Ah… ae-ra… Sei-la… va-rei… [Verse 1 — Male / Deep Chest Voice] I have walked through silent winters I have carried every scar Every road that tried to break me Only showed me who we are There is something underneath me Deeper than the blood and bone When everything is taken from me There is something still my own [Pre-Chorus — Female / Rising] Can you hear it? Can you feel it? Underneath the fear Underneath the pain— [Male] Something calls my name [Chorus — Duet / Powerful] This is my soul The fire no darkness can hold This is my soul Older than the stories I've been told If my voice disappears If my body turns to dust Something inside me Will still rise— This is my soul [Female Vocalise — Melismatic] Ae-ri-a… sei-la-na… Vo-rei, vo-rei, a-ra-ya… Ah-ah-ah-ah— Aaaaaah——! [Verse 2 — Female / Clear Soprano] I have loved beyond the ending I have lost and loved again Every tear became an ocean Every wound became a door I am more than what has happened More than everything I know There are places words can't follow— Still, my soul will go [Bridge — Male / Operatic Build] No name No fear No chains can follow here [Female / Rising Melisma] No beginning— No end— [Male] Only fire [Female] Only breath [Both] Only what remains [Climax — Female / Extreme High Register] A-ri-ya— Sei-ra— Vo-la-re-i-a——! [Whistle Register / Melismatic Runs] Ee-ee-ee—AH——! Ae-ri-ya-ya-ya——! Ooh-ah-ah-ah——! [Male / Soaring Operatic Tenor] Aaaaaaah——! Va-rei-a! Sa-ra-nooooo——! [Final Chorus — Duet / Full Orchestra] THIS IS MY SOUL! When the stars have lost their light When the oceans leave the shore When the final sound is silence— I will still be more No language can contain me No ending makes me whole I was here Before the words— I AM SOUL [Final Vocalise — Both / Different Octaves] [Male] Sa-ra… vo-rei… Aaaaaah—— [Female / Whistle Register] Ae-ri-ya… Ee-ee-ee-ee——! [Both] SO-O-O-OUL——! [Orchestra Cut] [Female / Airy] Ah… [End]
