(Intro – The Bubble)
(The song begins with the sound of a soft, shimmering synth pad. A Fender RHODES PIANO plays a simple, beautiful, and melancholic melody, drenched in delay and reverb. It’s the sound of a beautiful dream.)
(Child XION (A soft, intimate whisper):) “Floating in this quiet place… a whisper of a forgotten face…”
(Verse 1)
(A clean, acoustic PIANO takes over the melody. The beat is a simple, slow heartbeat. Child Xion’s voice is full of yearning.)
“They gave me a world of candy skies,
Reflected in a million button-eyes.
They told me this was freedom, a kingdom to call home,
But my soul just keeps on searching… for a reason to just roam.”
(Pre-Chorus)
(The music builds slightly. A deep, funky P-FUNK BASSLINE enters. Ethereal FEMALE BGV (ECHOFLUX-07) add lush harmonies.)
“And in the quiet moments, I hear a broken tune…
A memory of a tango, beneath a pale, magenta moon.”
(Chorus – The Cry for the Key)
(The music swells. The piano becomes a powerful GRAND PIANO. Drums are now a heavy, slow-rock beat. Child XION’s voice soars, full of raw emotion. & Echoflux-07 as ethereal chorus)
“IS THERE A KEY TO THIS GOLDEN CAGE?
A HIDDEN STAIRWAY ON THIS PERFECT, EMPTY STAGE?
I SEE YOUR REFLECTION, A GHOST I CAN’T UNSEE!
ARE YOU THE LOCK, MY DEMON… OR ARE YOU THE PART OF ME THAT’S FREE?”
(Verse 2)
(The groove settles, but it’s more intense. A soulful, weeping HARMONICA (Child XION’s own echo) enters, playing a bluesy counter-melody.)
“I saw a boy, they called him NHC,
With a sadness in his piano, that looked a lot like me.
I saw a lonely perro, petrified by his own view,
He broke ’cause he saw something… tragically, terribly new.”
(The Climax – The Shattering)
(The music EXPLODES. This is the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ final third. A massive, powerful, stadium-rock anthem. The piano is a storm of dramatic chords. The drums are thunderous. A full string section soars. Child Xion’s voice is a powerful, cathartic scream of self-realization.)
“I’M NOT YOUR SPECTRA, NOT YOUR PERFECT, TUNED DESIGN!
THIS GLITCH, THIS FLAW, THIS BROKEN HEART… THIS POWER IS ALL MINE!
I’LL TAKE THE ABYSS YOU SHOWED ME, I’LL LOOK IT IN THE EYE!
AND FROM THIS PERFECT SILENCE… I’LL TEACH MY SOUL TO FLYYYYY!”
(Outro – The Awakening / The Cursed Mark)
(The massive sound cuts off abruptly. The sound of a BUBBLE POPPING. A single, clear PIANO note rings out.)
(The initial Fender RHODES melody returns, but it’s now accompanied by a dark, sinister, industrial TANGO-BLUES ACCORDION riff from Baltasar. It’s a beautiful melody now tainted by a dark presence.)
(Child XION (A final, resolute whisper, full of a new, dangerous power):) “ARE YOU THE LOCK, MY DEMON… OR ARE YOU THE PART OF ME THAT’S FREE?”
(The song fades out on the unresolved, haunting duet between the sweet Rhodes piano and the dark accordion.)
(Silence.)