[Intro – distant rain static, soft arpeggiated synth]
No one saw her by the wall
Rain was freezing through her shawl
[Verse 1 – deep rolling bass, gentle pluck melody]
They threw stones when she walked past
Spat the names that cut like glass
Slept where subway walls ran cold
Every door was locked and closed
[Refrain – rising pad layers, building hi hats]
They said she would break
They said she would fade
They never knew the fire
That the dark had made
[Build-up – filtered bass, accelerating snare rolls]
Every bruise became a spark
Every silence learned to roar
[Drop 1 – massive supersaw lead, pounding kick, euphoric melancholy]
(Instrumental Solo)
[Verse 2 – darker bass, delayed vocal echoes]
Counted cracks along the ceiling
Wrote her dreams on broken lining
No one gave her hand to hold
So she learned to climb alone
[Refrain – layered backing vocals, brighter arpeggios]
They laughed when she tried
They turned when she cried
They never saw the wings
That the pain had grown
[Build-up – white noise sweep, rising tension]
Every curse became a star
Every shadow learned to glow
[Drop 2 – full trance lead, sub bass, choir pads]
(Instrumental Solo)
[Breakdown – soft piano, quiet rain, stripped back]
Now they scream out for her name
Now they all know how she shines
Still she feels the cold concrete
Underneath the neon light
[Climax – full orchestral trance arrangement, peak emotion]
She did not burn for their applause
She rose because they said she could not
All the ghosts that tried to break her
Are the ones that lift her higher
[Outro – fading lead, soft rain return]
The outcast became the queen
The dark became her wings