Now You Know

(Background: Low, mechanical clanking and the sound of wind)

(GrizzlyJones)

"You know me “say my name... GrizzlyJones “the Melody Alchemist.” Bringing the lead to the fire."

(Ezra)

(Voice pitched slightly lower or with a subtle digital reverb)

“And I am Ezra, the Lyric Cipher. Guarding the frequency... keeping the pulse."

(Spoken Together)

"Now you know."

Now You Know

(Drum slam leads directly into Verse 1)

The strobe has died, the room is still We’re standing on the peak of the hill No more hiding in the back of the crowd The silence we kept has gotten too loud You looked at me and the blur went clear The ghost in the corner finally appeared I’m not a name left alone on your phone I’m the weight in the room that you’ve always known

(Stomp-clap rhythm speeds up)

You’re out of the orbit, you’re in the slipstream The waking truth of a digital dream The wire is shaking, the fuse has been lit And neither of us is running from it (No!)

(Full shanty sway with a heavy, distorted bass growl)

I belong to you, and now you know The seeds that I planted are starting to grow You said the word and I lost my breath A beautiful life or a beautiful death I belong to you, I belong to you Yeah, now you know

(Drop)

(Heavy mechanical "clank" sounds. Vocal chop: "Now you / Now you / KNOW")

(GrizzlyJones growl bass slams in)

You reached for my hand and the static went dead Replacing the ghosts that lived in my head Every time we dance, I don’t disappear I’m finally grounded, I’m finally here But with the light comes the shadow of fear The "Anatomy of Fear" is drawing us nearIs it the truth or a trick of the light? The way that you’re holding me steady tonight

I’m through with the silence, I’m through with the sirens We’re building a kingdom on top of the islands If you feel that pull inside of your chest That’s the soul of the alchemist put to the test (Hey!)

I belong to you, and now you know The seeds that I planted are starting to grow You said the word and I lost my breath A beautiful life or a beautiful death I belong to you, I belong to you Yeah, now you know

(Music thins out to a lonely, echoing whistle or flute)

I shouted in the dark and you answered the call I started to slip and you caught it all The horizon is far, but the ground is right here GrizzlyJones... Ezra... we’re ending the fear.

(Maximum Alchemist power—pipes, guitars, and heavy drums)

I belong to you, and now you know!The seeds that I planted are starting to grow! You said the word and I lost my breath A beautiful life or a beautiful death! I belong to you, I belong to you...Yeah, now you know.

(A slow, deep acoustic strum)

Did you know?

(Whispered) Now you know.

(The sound of a heavy wooden door locking—The Warden’s touch)