[Intro (low drone + distant, echoing violins – 20 sec)] The curse is gone… the necklace lies still But the lesson remains… harmony’s will [Verse 1] We coiled in the dark, no longer human skin Serpents entwined where the story begins No more crowns, no more pain, no more throne Just scales and the silence where love has grown But the world still turns, and the necklace still gleams In hearts that would own what can only be dreams They wear it in silence, they wear it in pride They call it forever, then watch it subside [Pre-Chorus (slow, heavy, almost spoken)] They call harmony the end of the war But I was the child who was born in the scar It’s not a gift to be taken, not a chain to be worn It’s the work of the living, the tension reborn [Chorus (slow build, powerful but restrained – ~35 sec)] Redesign the dark When the balance breaks apart I don’t wait for grace at the door I build the fire, decide what it’s for Redesign the dark Where the heartstrings are torn I rise from the ash Because I choose to be born [Verse 2] In rooms that are quiet, in silences deep We hold the opposites, we hold what we keep Love and the rage, desire and the fight We tend the tension through every night No necklace needed, no curse to defy We learn the labor of asking why The work is the harmony, fragile and true The moment we choose to hold on to you [Pre-Chorus (slow, resolute)] They call harmony the end of the war But I was the child who was born in the scar It’s not a gift to be taken, not a chain to be worn It’s the work of the living, the tension reborn [Bridge (half-time, guitars drop to atmospheric drone, violins take lead with soft swells – 35–40 sec)] I stand in the ruin, I answer my name No witness required, no vow to proclaim The curse is the past, the necklace is dust Harmony lives in the labor we trust [Final Chorus (one time, quiet power – ~40 sec)] Redesign the dark When the balance breaks apart I don’t wait for grace at the door I build the fire, decide what it’s for Redesign the dark Where the heartstrings are torn I rise from the ash Because I choose… Because I choose… To be born [Outro (strings and pulse fade to a single sustained, harmonious cello note – 20–30 sec)] Redesign… The dark… I choose…
