[Intro — same bell from Hecate echoes]
[Low female whispers]
Monster...
Monster...
Monster...
[Akari breathes in]
Funny...
[Pause]
That's not how I remember the story.
[Dark strings slowly enter]
[Verse 1 — low, haunting vocals]
They remember eyes that turned hearts cold
But never the girl from before the stone
Whisper my name like a warning sign
Tell your version, I'll tell you mine
You painted fear where beauty stood
Made me wicked so you looked good
Every rumor grew another snake
Every cruel word gave the earth a shake
[Pre-Chorus — restrained emotion]
Don't look at me
That's what they said
Hide your eyes
Bow your head
But I spent too long
Looking away
Tonight...
I'm staring straight.
[Chorus — haunting, powerful]
Call me Medusa
If that's what you need
Make me the monster
To keep your hands clean
You fear my eyes now
But you never asked why
I learned how to turn
Every stare into stone
Call me Medusa...
I know what you've seen
You wrote me a monster...
I rewrote me a queen.
[Verse 2 — emotional vocals]
I wore your judgment like chains on my skin
Carried the shame that was never mine to begin
Every mirror taught me to disappear
Until my reflection said, "Why are you still here?"
So I lifted my head
Let the serpents rise
Stopped apologizing
For opening my eyes
If my power scares you
Turn away
I won't make myself smaller
So you feel safe.
[Pre-Chorus — choir building]
Don't look at me?
No...
Look again.
See every scar
See where I've been
I survived the story
You gave to me
Now watch me become
Who I choose to be.
[Chorus — larger orchestra]
Call me Medusa
If that's what you need
Make me the monster
To keep your hands clean
You fear my eyes now
But you never asked why
I learned how to turn
Every stare into stone
Call me Medusa...
Say what you please
You wrote me a monster...
I rewrote me a queen.
[Bridge — orchestra disappears]
[Layered whispers]
Monster...
Monster...
Monster...
[Akari softly]
No.
[Silence]
[Whispers change]
Medusa...
Medusa...
Medusa...
[Akari]
Look at me.
[Orchestra begins rising]
I am not your warning.
I am not your shame.
I am not the story
You attached to my name.
[Voice grows stronger]
I am every piece of me
You wanted unseen.
[Pause]
You wrote me a monster...
[Whisper]
I rewrote me a queen.
[Massive orchestral crescendo]
[Final Chorus — full choir, Akari belts]
CALL ME MEDUSA
I'M NOT LOOKING DOWN
No more hiding my eyes
No more shrinking now
CALL ME MEDUSA
LET THEM WHISPER MY NAME
What you tried to make a curse
I turned into strength
You feared my eyes
Now watch them gleam
YOU WROTE ME A MONSTER...
I REWROTE ME A QUEEN.
[Choir holds final note]
[Music slowly fades]
[Outro — quiet]
[Akari whispers]
Now...
Tell the story right.
[Single bell]
[End]