Stained Glass Reverie

{reversed piano swells, quiet

intro, distant rain sound effect,

eerie high synth pad,

slow build}

A red moon hangs above wet cobblestones

Reflections shimmer where the water flows

I see your name carved in the locked wooden gate

A familiar silhouette, a trick of fate

(ahhhh) {delicate chiming Rickenbacker guitars,

fragile airy female vocal,

distant

slow tom-tom groove}

The heavy key turns in the rusty lock (tick tock)

{pulsing low-end synth bass enters,

drums intensify, rising filter sweep} I am leaving the stained-glass tower tonight!

Breaking the frame, running into the light!

Your shadow calls me,

a beautiful scar

(falling free) Under the gaze of a cold winter star!

{fierce belting female vocal,

wide chorus wall of sound,

thunderous cracking snare, layered choir-like pads,

heavy fuzzy bass guitar} Rainwater washes the dust from my hands

No longer bound by their ancient commands

Your hand is cold but the touch is so real

A sharp, sweet hunger that I want to feel

{guitars drop back to chiming clean tones,

driving bassline

continues, breathy but confident vocal} No turning back to the safety of

stone

I'd rather burn in the wild unknown

Transformation is a blade in the dark Let it strike

the

spark! {heavy rhythmic shifts,

dark distorted piano chords,

intense passionate vocals, dramatic drum fills}

Running into the light...

(into the light) {guitars

wash out into feedback,

rain sounds return, slow

fade out of

reversed

piano, single quiet synth note}