Verse 1
(Female Lead - Deep, sultry contralto)
A painting... with a beautiful combination of oil splashes
Tucked away behind a protective piece of glass
I see the distinctive fine lines across her face
The deep tones of color, finding their place
They paint the story hidden right behind her eyes
While I’m standing on the outside... under these velvet skies.
(Male: Under these velvet skies...)
Pre-Chorus
(Male Vocal - Low, gravelly rumble)
Looking at her in a daze from afar
(Female: Looking from afar...)
Is she speaking? Is she reaching for a star?
(Both: No...)
Chorus
(Both - Thick, chest-heavy harmonies)
She is screaming words of silence!
Words that no one can understand
Everyone’s smiling with a sweet attraction
Reaching out a greedy hand
They say, "Such beauty, such sophistication"
They say, "I must have her, no matter the cost"
But they’re just staring at a ghost...
(Female: And the meaning’s getting lost.)
Verse 2
(Female Lead - Increasing grit)
Yeah, you see a beautiful painting of a woman
But you aren’t listening to the screams of the words she speaks
All you see is the gloss on the outside
While the color in the story starts to leak
You know nothing of the deep tones
Or the fire behind her eyes
(Male: Nothing behind her eyes...)
The Choral Bridge
(Heavy, driving rhythm - "Thump-Clap")
Male: You see the prize...
Female: (Power growl) I AM NO ONE’S PRIZE!
Male: You see the lines...
Female: I AM NO ONE’S PRIZE!
Male: You see the paint...
Female: I AM NO ONE’S PRIZE!
Both: (Stacked harmonies) LISTEN TO THE SCREAMING!
Verse 3 / The Revelation
(Music drops to a low bass pulse)
As I came to... I realized...
That I was the one screaming those words of silence
Trapped behind that protective piece of glass
As I gazed throughout the room, watching them pass
I see them all... and I’m bowing my head
Filled with appall at the things they said.
Outro
(Both - Building to a Soul-Rock crescendo)
I am no one’s prize!
I’ve closed my eyes...
I’ll tell you once again...
(Female Lead - Long, smoky sustain)
I... am... no... one’s... PRIZE!
(Male: No one's prize.)
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