[Intro] (Long, atmospheric instrumental. Slow cello melody weaving with a light acoustic guitar. No vocals, no piano.) [Verse 1] (short bridges in between, to brake up the text a few places) From the crucible of darkness, where the silent shadows dwell, Comes an alchemy of spirit, breaking every bitter spell. Not a flicker, but a furnace, burning bright within the soul, Mending every jagged fragment, making every spirit whole. In the labyrinth of silence, where the heavy echoes ring, Still the mind prepares its feathers, teaching every hope to wing. [short Bridge] (no vocals, no piano) [Chorus] (with violins and cellos) Ever upward, ever onward, through the veil of storm and night, In the cathedral of the spirit, glows a prehistoric light. Optimism, golden weaver, spinning sun from silver rain, Rising like a cosmic anthem, over mountains made of pain. Joyous, like the stars in motion, through the vast and dark unknown, Optimism is the kingdom, and the mind sits on its throne. [extra long Bridge] (Instrumental Solo. Soaring electric guitar solo mirroring the "Ode to Joy" melody, backed by heavy, slow drums and deep cello. No vocals, no piano.) [Verse 3] (short bridges in between, to brake up the text a few places) Let the symphony of ages resonate in every vein, Washing clean the dusty hallways with a clarifying rain. For the mind is but a garden, where the seeds of glory wait, To transcend the heavy iron of a cold and silent fate. Hand in hand through constellations, past the limits of our fear, In the resonance of vision, see the morning drawing near. [Final Chorus - Grand Climax] (with violins and cellos) Ever upward, ever onward, through the veil of storm and night, In the cathedral of the spirit, glows a prehistoric light. Optimism, golden weaver, spinning sun from silver rain, Rising like a anthem, over mountains made of pain. Joyous, like the stars in motion, through the vast and dark unknown, Optimism is the kingdom, and the mind sits on its throne. [Outro] (Instrumental. Repeating the chorus notes. The sound of the electric guitar slowly fades, leaving only the deep, resonant cello. Final sustain on a low chord. No vocals.)