[Intro - minimal, rhythmic pulse, low energy] (Faint distant female ghoul screaming voice) GET OUT!! [Verse 1 - chant-like, steady rhythm] I learned to move where the fire was loud Where it looked like truth, where it drew a crowd I gave it everything I thought I had But I never touched what was being asked [Pre-Chorus - building] There’s a difference in what you feel And a life that bends to something real [Chorus - soaring, emotional lift, subtle background chant] It’s easier to fall on a sharpened sword Than to live a life that’s fully yours To give it all in a single breath Than to die each day in the quiet depth [Background - distant, subtle] Ardour… Ardour… [Verse 2 - rhythmic, grounded] I wore the weight like it proved my worth Like the louder I burned, the more it worked But the flame I held never changed my frame Just another way to protect my name [Pre-Chorus] There’s a line between what appears And a life that’s shaped through the hidden years [Chorus - stronger, layered, light chant] It’s easier to fall on a sharpened sword Than to live a life that’s fully yours To give it all in a single breath Than to die each day in the quiet depth [Background - slightly stronger] Ardour… Ardour… [Bridge - stripped, intense, almost spoken] Not the fire that fades in a moment Not the will that breaks when it’s worn thin But the slow surrender beneath it Where it starts again… and again… and again (Panicked female voice, spoken) Ross, we’re getting pulled back again! (Male voice, desperate shouted voice) SAYNA! [16 seconds of Instrumental] [Final Chorus - biggest lift, full conviction, strong chant] It’s easier to fall on a sharpened sword Than to live a life that’s fully yours But the truth is found in the smaller death In the daily offering—nothing left [Background crowd - rhythmic, powerful chant] Ardour! Ardour! Ardour!
