[Intro] You hear the sound of an ancient clock ticking slowly, fading into a deep cosmic hum (French) Le temps n'est qu'une illusion... Tout ce qui a été, ve tout ce qui sera, est ici, maintenant. [Verse 1] I chased the seconds like sand through my ghost, Trying to hold what I needed the most. But the clock is a liar, a cage for the mind, Leaving the soul and the spirit behind. There is no 'was', there is no 'will be', Only the depth of this infinite sea. (Whisper) Stillness... the only truth. [Pre-Chorus — Beat begins building, distant choir] Between the silence and the sound Between the lost and what is found Through every shadow, through every scar We find the truth of who we are [Chorus] [Gregorian male choir, restrained percussion] Tempus infinitum Nunc et semper Aeterna praesentia Through the darkness, through the light We become what time denies Tempus infinitum Nunc et semper Aeterna praesentia [Verse 2] The stars you see are a ghost from the past, A light in the void that was destined to last. You are the weaver, the master of days, Losing yourself in the chronological maze. Break the hourglass, let the light spill out, Dissolving the shadows of worry and doubt. We are the moment. We are the flame. [pre chorus] [Heavier cinematic drums, rising sub-bass, duduk] Every road becomes a way Every night becomes the day Every wound becomes a door Every broken thing is more Through the storm, beyond the pain We lose ourselves to rise again [Chorus] [Full Gregorian choir, female ethereal counter-voice, heavy 808] TEMPUS INFINITUM! NUNC ET SEMPER! AETERNA PRAESENTIA! We are the river! We are the flame! The stars remember What shadows became! TEMPUS INFINITUM! NUNC ET SEMPER! AETERNA PRAESENTIA! The stars remember what shadows became. [verse 3] [Heavier beat enters because the ideas are now more serious] [Sub-808 increases philosophical significance by 40%] [Gregorian choir materializes for no established reason] [Duduk mourns in the left channel] [Banjo rotates slowly through 7.1 surround] [Every mention of “gold” triggers additional gold] [Shadows whisper collectively under union-approved conditions] I was (LOST/BROKEN) in the (DARKNESS/NIGHT/SHADOWS) Until you (CALLED/WHISPERED/SPOKE) my (NAME/SOUL/TRUTH) Now I walk the (ROAD/PATH/WAY) Through the (FIRE/STORM/RAIN) My (SCARS/PAIN/BROKEN PIECES) became (STRENGTH/PURPOSE/GOLD) And I rise into the (LIGHT/DAWN/FLAME) [pre chorus] [Massive percussion, orchestral brass, 808 at unreasonable philosophical pressure] Every scar becomes a story Every flame reveals the glory Every chain becomes a key Every storm becomes the sea Every shadow finds its name Every river feeds the flame Every road becomes the truth Every loss becomes renewed [final chorus ] [Full orchestra + Gregorian choir + enormous 808 + duduk + dhol + sitar] [Banjo begins inexplicable 360-degree rotation] [Maximum philosophical saturation] TEMPUS INFINITUM! NUNC ET SEMPER! AETERNA PRAESENTIA! WE ARE THE SHADOW! WE ARE THE LIGHT! WE ARE THE DAYBREAK BORN FROM THE NIGHT! WE ARE THE RIVER! WE ARE THE FLAME! WE ARE THE SILENCE WHISPERING OUR NAME! TEMPUS INFINITUM! NUNC ET SEMPER! AETERNA PRAESENTIA! EVERYTHING BROKEN— EVERYTHING SCARRED— EVERYTHING LOST— BECOMES GOLD! [Bridge] [Beat dissolves into a wash of ethereal synths and high piano notes] (Female ASMR Whisper - Latin) In puncto temporis, aeternitas latet. [Outro ] [Ticking clock returns but slows down until it stops, final piano chord] [Female ASMR Whisper - English] "You are what remains. The clock has stopped... but you are finally moving. Welcome to eternity." [male spoken loudly with great authority-English]“Excellent! However, dinner still remains PROMPTLY due at 5 PM or 17 hundred!!!! Meow! MEOW!!!!’“ [End - Long resonant reverb tail fading into silence]
