Behind the Shieldv6

[Intro] (Dark dramatic piano intro, slow haunting cello chords, building electronic tension, sudden heavy guitar drop) [Male Verse 1] (Chester style rasp rap-vocals) I walked through the shards, never looking behind, The garden inside was burnt out and blind. I thought that my scars were a shield from the pain, I crossed out the trust, let the darkness remain. The night choked my lungs, and the circle closed tight, I was burying memories deep out of sight. Trapped in a fortress built out of my fears, Counting the shadows through all of these years. [Female Verse 1] (Amy Lee style clean powerful vocals) And I was just freezing, locked up in my cage, Where all of my wounds were like marks of past rage. The walls to the sky, and my heart under lock, So no one could hit me or give me a shock. This terrifying pain... I am scared of the spark! I see your bright light, but I fear the deep dark. Every step forward feels like a betrayal to the past, I'm holding my breath, waiting for the crash. [Chorus Together] (Explosive melodic nu-metal duet, intense harmony) I am forgetting the wounds of the past Ever since you appeared at long last! But making a step is so heavy and cold, When everything inside is burnt down, untold! Through all of this fear, through the blindness we feel, We tear down the locked doors to make it all real! [Male Verse 2] (Chester style melodic singing, guitars getting heavier) I see your deep fear, see the shake in your hands, You wait for attack, put up defensive bands. But I will not push your old triggers tonight. I will just stay close. We are turning to light. Look at my hands, they are broken the same, We don't have to play this defensive old game. I'll stand like a wall between you and the ghost, When the shadows around you are hurting the most. [Female Verse 2] (Amy Lee style operatic high notes, heavy drum beats) You made your first step — and I wanted to run, Used to shooting first or just holding the gun. But you didn't push. You just stood there and stayed. And my inner panic and storm finally faded. I am letting go of my rusted-out trigger, Your quiet, calm gaze makes my universe bigger. It's dynamic, it's terrifying, it's brand new, I never believed I could look straight at you. [Chorus Together] (Explosive melodic nu-metal duet, maximum energy) I am forgetting the wounds of the past Ever since you appeared at long last! But making a step is so heavy and cold, When everything inside is burnt down, untold! Through all of this fear, through the blindness we feel, We tear down the locked doors to make it all real! [Bridge] (Guitars stop, only aggressive electronic beat and heavy piano stabs) (M - aggressive scream-singing) Let me become your strong shield from the storm! (F - high dramatic vocals) I am not used to your hands being so warm! (M) We both are broken, but we are alive! (F) My barricades fall, I am ready to strive! (Both) Let's learn how to trust these holy scars! (Massive guitar solo starts here, soaring chords, driving drums) [Chorus Together] (Final explosive chorus, full symphonic elements, massive wall of sound) I am forgetting the wounds of the past Ever since you appeared at long last! But making a step is so heavy and cold, When everything inside is burnt down, untold! Through all of this fear, through the blindness we feel, We tear down the locked doors to make it all real! [Outro] (Heavy guitars fade out completely, leaving only piano and raw voice interaction) (Female) I am still a bit scared... (Male - gentle whispering voice) I hold you, can you hear? (Female) It doesn't matter now. [Chorus Together] We breathe. The wounds disappear. (Single final piano note fades to silence)