[Intro - whispered, like static against a mirror]
Cold breath on the glass, a crack that blinks and dies,
Mirrors static, fractured lights—stop-start heart, a jagged sigh.
(soft reversed vocal chop: “n-a-c-h-t... sombra... fogo…”)
[Verse 1]
Step through the hush where the floorboards remember,
Fingers of frost trace the names on the embers.
Echoes like teeth, filing edges into night,
Glances like knives—silver flash, stuttering light.
[Pre-Chorus - STACCATO, sudden stop on last beat]
Hear it—tick, breath—skip, (STOP)
Pulse in the chest, a paper clip, tear and rip.
(Choreography cue: 3-count robotic freeze → 1-2-3 drop into chorus)
[Chorus - immediate hook, singable]
I am the power—(I am, I am) repeat, sharp whispers behind,
I am the power—(Nacht, sombra) sing it into the blind.
We move in the dark, we pull the strings aloud,
Katseye’s crown—Aria howls the sound.
[Post-Chorus - INSTRUMENTAL HOOK for choreography]
(Instrumental hook: discordant synth stab, reversed vocal chop loop — 8 bars)
(Choreography cue: 4-count build, then robotic angular lock; dancers form a fractured mirror line)
[Verse 2]
Lips of the city hiss, neon bleeding through the rain,
Footsteps count the hours—metal taste, electric pain.
She walks with alphabet knives, syllables that bite,
Deutsch de la noite, Portuguese shadowlight.
[Pre-Chorus - STACCATO again, harsher consonants]
Grip—tight, stop—fall, (STOP)
Breath skates on glass, a whisper’s harsh recall.
(Choreography cue: syncopated footwork, half-beat stutters before rise)
[Chorus - stronger, add backing whispers]
I am the power—(I am, I am) the room bends to the sound,
I am the power—(fogo, fogo) heartbeat under ground.
We carve the night with a steady, bitter vow,
Katseye’s blaze—Aria takes the prow.
[Bridge - HALF-TIME, tension thickens]
Tempo drops—half the world moves slower now,
Strings scrape glass, bow across a phantom brow.
Breath goes binary—on / off / on—like a broken prayer,
Voices in the vents croon: “Nacht… sombra… fique alerta.”
(Production note: low heartbeat sub-bass + sparse trap snare clicks)
[Breakdown Rap - ARIA (MAIN RAPPER / SUB VOCALIST) — tight cadence, internal rhyme, bilingual ad-libs]
(Measure guide: 4 bars; each bar ≈ 8 syllables — tight, punchy)
Deutsch in den Venen, Brasil im Brand, ich spuck’ die Flammen, falo mando (8/8/8/8)
Feuer in der Nacht, fogo na noite, cut the cord, take the land—firmeza, mano (8/8/8/8)
Teeth like tempo, tongue like tempo, tap the beat, break the bone—staccato, pronto (8/8/8/8)
Sombra, Nacht, sombra—sussurrando, grito alto, I own the canto, I own the canto (8/8/8/8)
(Ad-libs woven: “Feuer!” — quick German shout; “Fogo na noite!” — Portuguese echo)
(Production note: pitch-shift small ad-libs, double-time hi-hat triplets, glitch fills between lines)
[Chorus - FINAL, maximal, call & response]
I am the power—(I am, I am) whisper-lash, shout-pull, repeat,
I am the power—(Nacht, sombra, fogo) the chamber bends to our feet.
Repeat: I am