The Evil King - Intro

Instrumental Intro — Bell tolls, boy soprano enters alone

Boy Soprano

Before the first light

I was only shadow

Holding my breath

Under skies made of sorrow

Boy Soprano — faint strings enter

One small step on stone

A crack where the warmth breaks through

I've been waiting so long

For morning to follow through

Chorus — Strings build, harp enters

Dawn is breaking over me

Oh, the silence learned to sing

All the weight I used to carry

Falling off like folded wings

Distant horn note, soft percussion heartbeat begins

Verse 2 — Strings thicken

I heard a voice before the sound

Felt a hand before I knew

Every fear I ever carried

Was just the shadow of the truth

Pre-Chorus — Growing tension, brass low sustains

And the ground began to tremble

And the air began to glow

Something ancient, something endless

Letting everything I know—

Chorus — Full orchestra swells, driving percussion

Dawn is breaking over me

Oh, the silence learned to sing

All the weight I used to carry

Falling off like folded wings

Build — crescendo intensifies, strings racing

Grand Reveal — Full orchestra hit, brass fanfare, adult choir joins

Choir + Boy Soprano

DAWN IS BREAKING OVER ME!

OH, THE SILENCE LEARNED TO SING!

ALL THE WEIGHT I USED TO CARRY!

FALLING OFF LIKE FOLDED WINGS!

Full power holds — brass blazing, percussion triumphant

Resolution — Orchestra subsides

Falling off

Like folded wings

Boy Soprano alone, bell tolls

Before the first light

I was only shadow

Bell tolls once — fades