[Orchestral Overture] (Low strings, muted brass, distant choir) [Choir:] The loud are crowned in borrowed light The small are lost outside the sight [Verse 1 – Crab:] I held a seed in careful hands A future drawn in quiet plans A simple trade, a spoken vow One promise made in daylight now [Verse 2 – Monkey:] You move so slow, you think so small, I climb where nothing waits to fall, The higher branch, the better view, Why settle less when more is due? The world is loud, it shouts “take more,” So tell me what you’re waiting for. [Pre-Chorus – Choir:] A word once given bends its shape When hunger sharpens every phrase [Chorus:] [Crab:] A vow is sound, a vow is true [Choir:] A vow remains when words undo [Verse 3 – Monkey:] Relax, my friend, it’s just a game, You’ll thank me when we rise in name, What’s one small step beneath my feet? Progress doesn’t wait for the meek. If something breaks along the way, That’s just the price we always pay. [Bridge – Crab:] You speak of height, but not of fall Of what is crushed beneath it all [Break – Choir:] A line is crossed, unheard, unseen [Final Chorus:] [Crab:] I gave my trust, I gave my due [Choir:] The ground remembers what you do [Coda:] [Choir:] The seed is split, the night begins A quiet wrong becomes a sin
