[Intro :dramatic, brooding, and lyrical.] [Verse 1] From Venice docks to Cyprus shore A general crowned in tales of war His stories burn in candlelight A Moor who rose by strength and might She loved him past the whispered lies Past careful looks and narrowed eyes Desdemona, pale and brave Gave her heart the world to save [Pre-Chorus] But shadows move where trust once lay A serpent smiles in sober grey [Chorus] Oh, the green-eyed flame It calls your name It feeds on doubt and feeds on blame Once love was pure Now nothing’s sure Ashes fall like bitter rain Oh, the green-eyed flame [Instrumental break] [Verse 2] Iago breathes a poisoned prayer Drops suspicion in the air A handkerchief, a silken thread Becomes the proof inside his head Cassio falls, then rises slow While deeper still the false winds blow Honour cracks like splintered steel What’s imagined starts to feel real [Pre-Chorus] A soldier strong on battlefield Finds the heart’s the hardest shield [Chorus] Oh, the green-eyed flame It calls your name Turns love and trust to choking shame A faithful kiss Becomes abyss And reason bends to jealous pain Oh, the green-eyed flame [Instrumental break] [Bridge] In a quiet room with curtains drawn He seals the night before the dawn Too late the truth breaks through the lie Too late for tears, too late to cry Steel once steady in his hand Cannot command what he can’t understand [Final Chorus] Oh, the green-eyed flame Remember the name It writes its story in scarlet stain From whispered word To final sword The cost of pride, the price of blame Oh, the green-eyed flame Outro A love undone, a hero slain By seeds that grew inside his brain Beware the voice that softly tells The darkest truths are forged in hell. [lute and single drum to the fade out]
