(Voice : Emma) [Verse 1 – The Claim] They said my name was Demeter, That my child was Persephone. The words struck the walls like thunder — And Geneviève looked at me. For a breath we laughed, both of us, The sound sharp, too wild, too near. Because how else do you greet madness, But with laughter masking fear? [Chorus – The Bond] Be still, my child, don’t let them see, The power they name is not you, not me. If myth is their weapon, then myth is our shield — We carry a truth they cannot wield. [Verse 2 – The Whisper] A voice behind the curtain said: “The world will search in vain. Only ghosts can open the way — The living will not remain.” The laughter died but the echo stayed, Like a lantern in the dark. I squeezed her hand, so small, so warm, A tether against the mark. [Chorus – The Bond] Be still, my child, don’t let them see, The power they name is not you, not me. If myth is their weapon, then myth is our shield — We carry a truth they cannot wield. [Bridge – Emma’s Resolve] I laugh with her so she won’t see The dread that coils inside of me. I speak of stars, of skies we’ll roam, So she believes we’ll still go home. [Final Chorus – Defiance] Call us Demeter, Persephone’s shade, But our story is ours, not the one you’ve made. We are no prisoners of echo or throne, We are mother and daughter — And that is our own. [Outro – Whispered] She said, “I love you.” I answered the same. Even in shadow, Love keeps its name.
