[Intro – Creeping piano arpeggios + rising guitar harmonics] Whispers In a kingdom by the sea… she waits… [Verse 1 – driving rhythm, jagged riffs] It was many years ago In a kingdom drowned in gray Where the waves would crash like thunder And the sky would fade away There she lived — Annabel Lee And her soul belonged to me With a fire the angels feared A love they’d never see! ⸻ [Verse 2 – tempo shift, theatrical vocals] We were children in the dark But our passion lit the flame No command from gods or angels Could erase her sacred name They were jealous in their sorrow And they cursed us from above Till the storm came down in shadows And they stole away my love! ⸻ [Chorus – soaring vocals, layered guitars, minor key melody] But our love was stronger — Stronger than death! Stronger than angels With Heaven’s last breath! Now the sea sings her name And the stars cry for me I lie down beside her… My Annabel Lee! ⸻ [Bridge – spoken-word over piano/guitar build-up] They placed her in the ground… In a tomb by the sea But they could not chain What she still means to me No angels in Heaven No demons below Could silence her name Wherever I go! ⸻ [Solo – shredding guitar, echo of piano theme from intro] ⸻ [Final Chorus – epic, layered harmonies, full orchestration] For the moon never beams Without showing her face And the wind never blows Without her cold embrace I lie down in silence Where the black waves decree In the tomb by the ocean — With my Annabel Lee! ⸻ [Outro – piano fades, distant thunder and whispered vocals] In her tomb… by the sounding sea…
