The Wheel Unbound

[Intro - Instrumental Overture, Mellotron swell into Hammond organ theme, 12-string arpeggios entering under a slow 6/8 pulse, building to full band] [Verse 1 - restrained vocal, organ and bass carrying the weight] In parlors dark by candle-flame They signed no charter, claimed no name Occultatum — hidden word That common ear has never heard Boyle and Dee and Wilkins' hand Traced the seal that few could stand Fama's promise, brothers' call As above, so below, all in all [Pre-Chorus - vocal harmonies stacking, building tension] The stars do not align for kings The Wheel turns on, the welkin rings We read the houses, mark the hour When tyrants plummet from their towers [Chorus - full band, fuzz bass and Hammond driving, choir-backed] Saturn binds, we cut the chain Mars ascends, we won't remain Watchers destinies fulfill The Wheel Unbound obeys no will But Arete's alone, Arete's alone [Instrumental Interlude - Astrological Invocation: shift to 7/8, Moog arpeggios cycling through the twelve houses, Mellotron strings rising, building instrumental complexity, no vocals] [Verse 2 - lower, incantatory vocal delivery] Puppeteers of thrones, we're called It's said we kings and queens enthrall Let them say it, let them fear The hand unseen still guiding here Not for chaos, not for gold We melt the crown, refine the mold Alchemy of mind and state Base lead to gold — we transmutate [Bridge / Climax - key change, tempo doubling, full instrumental power, extended organ and guitar interplay before vocals re-enter at the peak] No divine right, no mortal chain Shall hold the sky, and none shall reign Unmoved mover, moving still Conform the age to Reason's will [Final Chorus - all voices, maximum dynamic, tempo slightly pushed] Saturn binds, we cut the chain Mars ascends, we won't remain Fates inscribed in starry room Confront each tyrant, seals his doom The Wheel Unbound obeys no will But Arete's alone, Arete's alone But Arete's alone