[Intro – lonely piano melody, distant wind chimes] Shadows dance upon the wall Silence answers every call [Verse 1 – soft cello, breathy vocals] Beneath the stage where secrets sleep I watch the world while others weep A mask of stone to hide the pain Walking through the cold rain [Verse 2 – building strings, deeper tone] Your voice ascends to heights unknown A throne I built but not my own I taught you how to sing so sweet Now lay your heart at my feet [Pre-Chorus – rising tension, timpani roll] Do you fear the face beneath? Or the love that lies beneath? Look into my eyes of dark See the fire, see the spark [Chorus – powerful operatic belt, full orchestra] I am the music in the night I am the shadow and the light Sing for me until you break Give me all that you can take Love me or despise my name Either way we play the game [Interlude – dramatic violin solo, heavy reverb] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 3 – sparse piano, intimate whisper] Why do you turn from my embrace? Why do you hide your lovely face? The world above is cruel and blind Leave the darkness far behind [Pre-Chorus – urgent strings, faster tempo] Do you fear the face beneath? Or the love that lies beneath? Look into my eyes of dark See the fire, see the spark [Chorus – intense power, choir backing] I am the music in the night I am the shadow and the light Sing for me until you break Give me all that you can take Love me or despise my name Either way we play the game [Bridge – chaotic instrumentation, desperate vocals] Burn the theater down to ash Turn our memories into dust If I cannot have your soul Then no one will make you whole [Guitar Solo – electric guitar wailing, symphonic backing] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – maximum volume, epic climax] I am the ghost you cannot flee Bound by fate and destiny Sing for me one last time Commit your perfect crime Love me or destroy my name Nothing will ever be the same [Outro – fading piano, single violin note] The phantom fades into the mist By your cold hand dismissed