[Intro — solo piano, very sparse]
[Verse 1 — quiet, almost clinical, she’s in shock] I saw it all in a flash of white Every lie they told me dressed as light The monastery stone, the cracked old gate The child inside who learned too late That someone built this all for me Every sermon, every ministry Not a calling — a command A sword they sharpened with their hands
[Pre-Chorus] I wore their cross like it was mine I wore their faith like it was mine I drove their blade — and I called it divine
[Chorus — strings swell, still restrained] This is the curse of knowing When everything you were was a design The curse of knowing I can’t unsee what the light revealed this time They said it was a mission But the mission was a lie I was the weapon they were hiding Behind my own eyes
[Verse 2 — the twin reveal, barely holding together] I’ve seen her face a thousand times in war I never knew what I was looking for Red hair and rage and something like my own The girl they sent away so I’d be alone
They split the light between us at our birth Gave her the dark to prove the light had worth And every path I thought I chose Was written by the ones I’ll now oppose
[Pre-Chorus 2] I chased her with their blessing on my tongue I called it faith when I was young I called it purpose — it was someone else’s gun
[Chorus] This is the curse of knowing When everything you were was a design The curse of knowing I can’t unsee what the light revealed this time They said it was a mission But the mission was a lie I was the weapon they were hiding Behind my own eyes
[Bridge — raw, breaking, barely a whisper then building] I want to burn it down But I already did I want to go back But there is no going back from this
She was never what they said She was never the enemy And I — I was the one they sent to —
(silence)
I need to find her before they do
[Final Chorus — quieter, resolute, something has shifted] This is the curse of knowing But it’s also where I draw the line The curse of knowing I can’t unsee what the light revealed this time They gave me a mission But I’m changing the design I was the weapon they were hiding Now I’m finally mine
[Outro — sparse, single piano note, bridge to Track 2] I know her name I’ve always known her name I just didn’t know it was mine to carry
…time to gather