[Intro: A haunting Church Organ plays a dark, classical melody. A dry, punchy 70s drum beat drops in, joined by a swirling Hammond B3 and a melodic, clean-chorus electric guitar riff.]

[Verse 1: The guitars drop out, leaving a catchy, driving retro bassline and the drum groove. Vocals are theatrical, clear, and delivered with a dark, melodic pop-metal sensibility.]
You gather in the blinding glow
Heads bowed down in the artificial snow
A flock of white in a sterile room
Begging for a shepherd to seal your doom
You chew the lies like they’re holy bread
But the halo is heavy on a hollow head.

[Pre-Chorus: The Hammond organ swells. Guitars return with a vintage overdrive. The vocal begins to rise in operatic power.]
Can't you see the strings in the shimmering haze?
You're burning yourselves in the glorious blaze!
Step out of the glare...
Take a breath of the midnight air!

[Chorus: Huge 70s Arena Rock energy. Soaring, operatic female mezzo-soprano vocals. Melodic, catchy, and highly theatrical. Rich vocal harmonies back up the lead over a driving rock groove.]
Step out of the light!
Open your eyes in the velvet night!
You follow the blind till you're on your knees
Begging for a cure when they are the disease!
You have to embrace the dark to see!
The shadow is the only thing that makes you free!
To know the dawn, you must know the black...
Leave the flock and don't look back!

[Verse 2: Back to the driving bassline and vintage drums. The Hammond B3 provides spooky, retro staccato accents. Vocals are seductive and theatrical.]
The pasture is painted in a chemical green
The prettiest prison that you've ever seen
They tell you the abyss is a place to fear
Because the abyss is a mirror that is crystal clear
If you never meet the beast inside your own mind
You'll just be a sheep, deaf, dumb, and blind.

[Pre-Chorus: Organ and guitars build tension with a steady, driving rhythm.]
Can't you see the strings in the shimmering haze?
You're burning yourselves in the glorious blaze!
Step out of the glare...
Take a breath of the midnight air!

[Chorus: Maximum vintage rock energy. Huge, catchy pop-metal hooks and soaring operatic belts.]
Step out of the light!
Open your eyes in the velvet night!
You follow the blind till you're on your knees
Begging for a cure when they are the disease!
You have to embrace the dark to see!
The shadow is the only thing that makes you free!
To know the dawn, you must know the black...
Leave the flock and don't look back!

[Bridge: The rock instruments drop away. Just a solitary, echoing Church Organ. Vocals are spoken, dripping with dramatic flair and theatricality.]
(Spoken) Bleat for the savior...
(Spoken) Bleat for the crown...
[Crescendo: A classic 70s tom-tom drum fill. The vocal transitions into a massive, soaring operatic high note!]
While the temple of glass is crashing down!
EMBRACE THE NIGHT!
ONLY THE SHADOWS CAN SHOW YOU THE LIGHT!

[Guitar Solo: A vintage, highly melodic rock guitar solo with chorus and delay, soaring over the mid-tempo organ and bass groove.]

[Chorus: theatrical grandiosity. The band is firing on most cylinders with lush, layered operatic harmonies.]
Step out of the light!
Open your eyes in the velvet night!
You follow the blind till you're on your knees
Begging for a cure when they are the disease!
You have to embrace the dark to see!
The shadow is the only thing that makes you free!

[Outro: The electric guitars fade. The retro drum beat plays out alongside a descending Hammond organ line. A final, dramatic vocal flourish.]
(Whispered) Wake up...
(Whispered) Leave the fold.

[Final Chorus: Full theatrical grandiosity. The band is firing on all cylinders with lush, layered operatic harmonies.]
Step out of the light!
Open your eyes in the velvet night!
You follow the blind till you're on your knees
Begging for a cure when they are the disease!
You have to embrace the dark to see!
The shadow is the only thing that makes you free!

[End on a heavy Church Organ chords]