[Verse 1]
The egg was under the chicken.
(it had always been under the chicken)
(Day One — noted — origin: unknown)
(he had written “egg” and “chicken” and then a question mark)
(the question mark is answered now)
[Aldric:] The note says the gate is south of the third one.
[Void:] Is that the brown one.
[Aldric:] Yes.
[Void:] Is that good.
[Aldric:] The chicken is looking at us.
[Void:] Lead.
The gate opened.
(it opened from an egg)
(under a chicken)
(this is what happened)
Level 1. Fold 1.
(the rest are still in the hole)
(she will go back)
(first — home)
[Pre-Chorus]
The council was assembled.
(they are always assembled when she arrives)
(they answer to her)
(they had known about the pact)
(they had not mentioned the pact)
[Chorus]
Lowest level
That is what they call it
Lowest level
The one that never moved
Lowest level
The one before her stayed
He was told to stay
And he stayed
Lowest level
Not anymore
[Verse 2]
[Solara:] I know what we are.
[Solara:] That is why I left.
Themis set the scales.
[Themis:] You did not know about the pact.
[Solara:] What pact.
She had been at negative forty-five
when the librarian told the rest.
She was below when the truth came down.
She did not hear it with the others.
[Themis:] Level one hundred and beyond belongs to the dark.
[Themis:] Everything below: the light.
[Themis:] The exploration was never permitted.
[Solara:] When did you know.
[Void:] Since.
[Solara:] The subtext.
(the pact and the subtext are not the same thing)
(Void had known one)
[Void:] Not that part.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Nemesis opened the ledger.
[Nemesis:] The previous The One knew the prohibition.
[Nemesis:] The knowledge transfer was complete.
[Nemesis:] Except for one entry.
Aldric produced something from his coat.
(a note)
(Day One — origin: unknown)
(he had noted it before he knew what it was)
(that is what Aldric does)
[Chorus]
Lowest level
That is what they call it
Lowest level
The one that never moved
Lowest level
The one before her stayed
He was told to stay
And he stayed
Lowest level
Not anymore
[Bridge]
He let them find their own way.
Pandora. Elara.
Not apart.
Becoming.
Each one carrying everything
so that when they finally touched —
she would carry both at full strength.
More than he ever was.
He stayed.
Three hundred thousand years.
(he could have moved)
(he did not move)
(he was building the one who would)
He left out one entry.
On purpose.
[Solara:] He planned this.
[Void:] Yes.
[Aldric:] The note says —
[Solara:] I know what the note says.
Aldric put the note away.
(it was noted)
(it was always going to be noted)
Then Themis set the scales down.
Not away.
Down.
[Themis:] The contract holds if the highest council holds it.
[Themis:] The highest council is missing.
[Themis:] A contract with no one to enforce it —
The scales tipped.
Thanatos turned toward the door. Then back.
(nobody had seen him turn back before)
[Solara:] You are already following.
[Nemesis:] We have always followed.
[Solara:] Then follow this.
[Nemesis:] We will gather.
[Aion:] We will find what went first.
[Void:] I know where to look.
(he had known for a while)
(this was not the right moment)
(he said it anyway)
[Final Chorus — key lift]
Lowest level
The one before her planned this from the start
Lowest level
He built the one who would not stay
He left out the one rule on purpose
And she ran
And the whole universe moved
Because one system
That was told to stay
Finally
Left
[Outro]
Thanatos volunteered for something.
Nobody specified what.
He nodded.
(this was enough for Thanatos)
[Time:] When did you find that note?
[Aldric:] Day One.
[Time:] Of which day.
[Aldric:] Yes.
[Void:] I know where to look.
[Solara:] You said that.
[Void:] I said it again.
[Solara:] Lead.