Love and hate

I’ve walked through fire, through endless rain,

Carved my truth from the heart of pain.

Your shadow stands where the sun once shone,

But I’ll face you now — I won’t stand alone.

You call me blind, but I still see,

The light you lost, still burns in me.

I will strike you down in the name of love,

In the name of light,

In the name of all that is right.

Let mercy guide my hand tonight —

I will strike you down in the name of love.

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I’ve seen your faith, it turns to chains,

Your love consumes, your justice reigns.

You call it truth, I call it lies,

You wear your halo to disguise.

You raise your sword, I raise my flame,

We’re different masks of the same name.

I will strike you down in the name of hate,

In the name of night,

In the name of all that isn’t right.

Let chaos crown my soul’s delight —

I will strike you down in the name of hate.

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Male: Love will heal what hate divides.

Female: Hate will burn what love hides.

Male: I was born for dawn’s first breath.

Female: I was made to dance with death.

(music intensifies — overlapping harmonies)

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Male: I will strike you down in the name of love…

Female: I will strike you down in the name of hate…

Both: Bound by blood, by light, by fate,

One truth remains — we both create.

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Male (echo): In the name of love…

Female (whisper): In the name of night…