NIGHTMARE OF PERFECTION

Lyrics

[Full Act I Finale] [climax] [Act I: The Descent] I stumbled from the frozen mist, a beggar with a lute, With empty eyes and hollow hands and frozen, bleeding boots. You took me in, you gave me warmth, you gave me name and song, Not knowing every single step was where I planned them all along! And Arthur dropped his heavy shield, his loyalty a chain, He clapped my shoulder by the fire and whispered through the rain: "You're safe with us, my wandering bard, the road has used you rough!" ...Oh, fools who thought a human bond was ever strong enough! [Act II: The Threshold] We reached the door of the Velvet Crow, the sky was split in gore, The compliance spell was in the meat, the blood was on the floor! Selene gripped her silver hilt, her instincts sharp and cold, She looked right through my human skin and tried to break the mold— “There’s something wrong behind his smile! His eyes are turning deep!” Too late, my sweet! The tide is high! The leviathans wake from their sleep! [Act III: The Betrayal & Climax] You thought I was a comrade who had lost his way for three nights, You thought we sought a cure beneath the flashing violet lights! I watched you calculate the math, so diligent and brave— You didn't lead me to the rift! I led you to your grave! “FROM THE FIRST STEP ON THE TRAIL, WHEN I CAME TO YOU ALONE— I WAS WEARING YOUR TRUST AND FRIENDSHIP LIKE A SUIT OF MORTAL SOUL!” [The Molting & Outro] HEAR THE CRACK HEAR THE TEAR! SEE THE HUMAN FEATURES SHEAR! LEGS OF IRON, CLAWS OF DREAD— TAKING OVER HUMANS? DEAD! THE SOULS ARE STOLEN! THE LEDGER BURNED! THE TIDE HAS COME! THE WHEEL HAS TURNED! I AM THE DEEP! I AM THE FLOOD! I SHED THE SKIN OF BROTHERHOOD! [choir] LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN! LEVIATHAN!