[Intro] (Complete silence for 2 seconds) (Single, pure vocal note building slowly) (Layers of "Ah" and "Oh" harmonies joining in) [Verse 1] Built of shadow, built of light In the middle of the night No more words and no more prayer Only silence in the air Stone and spirit, breath and bone Standing in the vast unknown [Chorus] In the silent cathedral Where the light is made of gold Every whisper is a story Every secret has been told Sanctus, Sanctus, Spiritus Lumen in the heart of us [Instrumental Break] (Focus: Pure vocal counterpoint) (No instruments, just shifting vocal textures) (Harmonies moving like slow-motion waves) [Verse 2] Walls of glass and floors of rain Healing every hidden pain Let the echoes wash away All the burdens of the day Time is frozen, time is still In the valley of the will [Chorus] In the silent cathedral Where the light is made of gold Every whisper is a story Every secret has been told Sanctus, Sanctus, Spiritus Lumen in the heart of us [Bridge] (Vocals become more complex and rhythmic) (A "humming" layer acts as a bass line) Gloria (Gloria) In Excelsis (In Excelsis) The light within (The light within) The peace without (The peace without) [Verse 3] When I leave this holy place I will carry home the grace Of the silence and the height Of the candles in the night We are temples, we are shrines Where the inner beauty shines [Chorus] In the silent cathedral Where the light is made of gold Every whisper is a story Every secret has been told Sanctus, Sanctus, Spiritus Lumen in the heart of us [Outro] (Vocal layers dropping out one by one) (Last voice singing: "Sanctus... Spiritus...") (Long decay of the cathedral reverb) (End on a single, soft breath) [End]
