[Intro – Epic: Langsame Streicher und Chor-Hum schwellen an, ferne Gitarren-Feedbacks, Stimme leise und verletzlich]
Beneath the stars I once stood tall and proud
The world my stage, the cheers so loud
But whispers lured me into darkened crowd
And pulled me under like a thundercloud
[Verse 1 – Leichtes Schlagzeug setzt ein, Stimme gewinnt Kraft]
I once flew high on fortune’s gentle breeze
The job, the family putting mind at ease
A wife whose smile could make the darkness freeze
And daughter’s laugh that brought me to my knees
[Chorus – Chor setzt leise ein, Melodie sofort einprägsam und hymnisch]
I accept the fall, the path I chose to tread
Yet in my chest a spark refuses to be dead
No more the heights, but forward I instead
And pray for one before the final thread
[Verse 2 – Bass und Rhythmus-Gitarre werden druckvoller]
But voices called from shadows in the deep
The dark side promised secrets I could keep
I gave in easy, let the current sweep
And started tumbling into endless sleep
[Verse 3 – Spannung steigt, Drums härter]
The years blurred by as my world began to crack
Doped up and lost on a one-way track
Surrounded by those who stabbed me in the back
With nothing left but emptiness and lack
[Chorus – Chor jetzt voller, Stimme intensiver]
I accept the fall, the path I chose to tread
Yet in my chest a spark refuses to be dead
No more the heights, but forward I instead
And pray for one before the final thread
[Heavy Guitar Solo – Mitte des Songs: Brutales, langes Shredding-Solo, double-kick-Drums, Chor singt wortlose epische Harmonien im Hintergrund – 45 Sekunden pure Energie]
[Bridge – Kurz ruhiger, dann raketenartig aufbauend, Layer um Layer]
Then decades later, I crashed upon the stone
Abandoned vices, faced the truth alone
Rebuilt my days from fragments I could own
But never reaching peaks that once were shown
I face the truth of my self-chosen end
No more illusions, no way to pretend
I craft my peace from what the fall has penned
And search for her to be my faithful friend
[Final Chorus – Explosion: Volles Orchester, massiver Chor, verzerrte Gitarren, Stimme bricht fast vor Emotion, alles explodiert]
I accept the fall, the path I chose to tread
Yet in my chest a spark refuses to be dead
No more the heights, but forward I instead
And pray for one before the final thread
[Outro – Chor hallt nach, Gitarre verhallt langsam, letzte Zeile geflüstert]
Pray for one…
Before the final thread…
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