[Intro – Whispered Female Vocal] We won the battle… So why does it feel Like we lost? [Verse 1] The smoke is fading from the sky The fallen sleep beneath the stone We crossed the fields of fire But victory feels alone Inside the ruins of the fortress We found a door beneath the ground Covered by ancient symbols And chains that made no sound [Pre-Chorus] The Architect knew this place He searched for something buried deep Something older than the kingdoms Something that was never meant to wake [Chorus] What is the price of freedom? What must we sacrifice? If victory opens the darkness Was the battle worth our lives? What is the price of freedom? When the truth becomes the flame If we destroy the chains of yesterday Will tomorrow bear our name? [Verse 2] He said the door could never open He said the seal would never break But blood upon the ancient stone Made the sleeping darkness wake The walls began to tremble The ground began to breathe And from behind the iron gate Something whispered underneath [Male Vocal – Deep] You thought I wanted power… You were wrong. I wanted what was waiting here. [Female Vocal] Then why did you lead us to this place? [Male Vocal] Because only you could open it. [Instrumental Break] Heavy progressive riffs Orchestral tension Twin-guitar harmonies [Verse 3] The chains are falling one by one The ancient symbols start to burn A thousand years of silence Now demands its time to return We came to end a war We came to claim the dawn But standing at this ancient door We realize we were wrong [Pre-Chorus] There are things beneath the world That even darkness fears And every secret buried deep Will eventually appear [Chorus] What is the price of freedom? What must we sacrifice? If victory opens the darkness Was the battle worth our lives? What is the price of freedom? When the truth becomes the flame If we destroy the chains of yesterday Will tomorrow bear our name? [Guitar Solo] Emotional melodic opening Neoclassical acceleration Twin-guitar harmony Full orchestra rising [Bridge – Male/Female Duet] [Male] Some truths are better left unknown. [Female] Then why were we chosen to know? [Male] Because every door has a keeper. [Female] And every prison has a key. [Male] Freedom is not the absence of chains… [Female] Freedom is choosing what you’re willing to lose. [Both] And we have already paid the price. [Breakdown – Choir] OPEN THE DOOR! OPEN THE DOOR! OPEN THE DOOR! [Final Chorus] This is the price of freedom! Now we understand! We broke the chains of yesterday And awakened what was damned! This is the price of freedom! There is no turning back! The world we fought to save tonight Will never be the same again! [Final Climax] The door is open… The seal is broken… The darkness is breathing… Something is awake! [Choir] AWAKE! AWAKE! AWAKE! [Outro – Whispered Female Vocal] We thought the war was over… We were wrong.
