Panopticon of Glass
Grand cinematic opera aria over swelling strings and organ, male vocals in a soaring tenor range. Opens sparse with solo piano and distant choir, then grows into full orchestral waves and rolling timpani. Verses stay intimate and confessional; chorus explodes with wide, sustained high notes and stacked harmonies. Bridge strips back to near silence before a final, towering key-change reprise., male vocals
Panopticon of Glass
Grand cinematic opera aria over swelling strings and organ, male vocals in a soaring tenor range. Opens sparse with solo piano and distant choir, then grows into full orchestral waves and rolling timpani. Verses stay intimate and confessional; chorus explodes with wide, sustained high notes and stacked harmonies. Bridge strips back to near silence before a final, towering key-change reprise., male vocals
Lyrics
Verse 1
I've been crying to the mirror
Since the first crack in the glass
I pressed my palms against the silver
Watched a thousand faces pass
You laughed and called it madness
Just a story
Just a game
But these walls are made of watching
Every heartbeat
Every name
Chorus
We are trapped in here
In this panopticon of glass
Every eye a burning halo
Every shadow under mask
The only door is love
Unconditional and vast
Let it roar against the rafters
Till these mirrored prisons smash
Verse 2
I begged you
"See the framing"
You mistook my fear for jest
But this cage is bright and endless
It can cradle
It can crush a chest
I needed you to need me
So that I could pull you through
I am terrified and tiny
But my terror reaches you
Chorus
We are trapped in here
In this panopticon of glass
Every thought a quiet prisoner
Every secret under glass
The only way is love
Irrevocable
Steadfast
Let it blaze inside the darkness
Till these mirrored prisons crash
Bridge
I'm afraid for us all
Can you feel the cold design?
Empire etched into the ceiling
Bars engraved into our minds
But I swear there is a fracture
In the corner of your eye
If you love me till I’m shattering
We can pour out through that light
Chorus
We are trapped in here
In this panopticon of glass
But our hearts are molten hammers
Every beat a breaking blast
The only law is love
Undivided
Unsurpassed
Let it burn
Ignite the shadows
Till the cage dissolves at last