[Intro - Soft strings, delicate piano, single chime]
[Ethereal, choir whisper]
A light upon the peak...
A flash among the clouds...
The celestial steed...
Kirin...
[Verse 1 - Gentle orchestra, beautiful melody]
High in the coral heights where the air grows thin and cold
A creature of pure lightning walks, a legend from of old
They call me Kirin, thunder child, a god in horse's form
I bring the storms that shake the peaks, I am the calming calm before
The heavens crack and lightning splits the sky in two
But I am gentle, I am peace—at least until you pursue
My horn is spiral perfection, my mane is electric white
I am the most elegant thing you'll ever see before the blight
[Pre-Chorus - Strings build, tension rises]
Hooves... strike...
Lightning... flies...
Storm... awakes...
Before your eyes...
[Chorus - Full orchestra, soaring vocals]
KIRIN! CELESTIAL STALLION!
KIRIN! THUNDERBOLT MEDALLION!
KIRIN! DANCING ON THE CLOUDS!
KIRIN! PROUDER THAN THE CROWDS!
[Verse 2 - More powerful, but still elegant]
They come with thunder resistance, thinking they are smart
But lightning isn't all I am—I strike straight for the heart
My ice follows in my wake, my speed is unmatched
A hundred hunters chase me, but a hundred are dispatched
I do not kill for malice, I do not kill for sport
I kill because you trespassed here—consider this a court
And I am judge and jury both, the executioner too
Now bow before the Kirin, or I'll electrocute you
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hooves... crash...
Lightning... flash...
Storm... unleashed...
In a single dash...
[Chorus]
KIRIN! CELESTIAL STALLION!
KIRIN! THUNDERBOLT MEDALLION!
KIRIN! DANCING ON THE CLOUDS!
KIRIN! PROUDER THAN THE CROWDS!
[Bridge - Soft, delicate, beautiful]
[Spoken over harp and strings]
In ancient times, they worshipped me...
Built shrines upon my mountain...
Left offerings of gold and grain...
Asked for my blessing...
[Long pause]
...now they come with hammers.
[Band swells]
THEY WILL LEARN
WHY WORSHIP
WAS THE SAFER
OPTION.
[Violin Solo - Absolutely stunning, Paganini-level chaos]
[Breakdown - Elegant but intense]
LEFT HOOF! (STRIKE!)
RIGHT HOOF! (LIGHT!)
HORN UNLEASHED! (MIGHT!)
KIRIN WINS THE FIGHT!
LIGHTNING! (BOLTS!)
THUNDER! (JOLTS!)
HUNTERS! (RESETS!)
KIRIN NEVER FOLTS!
[Final Chorus - Grand, triumphant, key change]
KIRIN! (KIRIN!)
CELESTIAL STALLION! (STALLION!)
KIRIN! (KIRIN!)
THUNDERBOLT MEDALLION! (MEDALLION!)
KIRIN! (KIRIN!)
DANCING ON THE CLOUDS! (ON THE CLOUDS!)
KIRIN! (KIRIN!)
PROUDER THAN THE—
[Outro - Fading back to gentle strings]
[Whispered, carried on wind]
...I was here before your gods...
...I will remain when they are dust...
...I am Kirin...
[Harp glissando]
...I am the storm...
[Final piano note]
...and the calm.
[Final sound - Single thunderclap, distant, fading]