The Release

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Verse 1]
[A single piano chord holds, then a string section swells softly]
Our love was a kingdom built on a fragile stone
In a storm of silence, I stood all alone
The castle gates were shut to the sunlight and the sky
And every morning found me with a whispered, aching sigh

[Pre-Chorus]
But a voice inside me whispered that this wasn't my fate
To live a story broken, to stand here and wait
My heart began to beat with a forgotten, valiant sound
To find a different journey on new and sacred ground

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Chorus]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Verse 2]
The path is long before me, with doubts I have to face
But a thousand stars are guiding, leaving not a single trace
Of the fear that held me captive, the storm that came and went
My story’s not a tragedy, it's a chapter heaven-sent

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Pre-Chorus]
And the voice inside me's singing, a promise strong and true
That I can find my own path, and see a world brand new
My heart is finally beating with a purpose so profound
To find a different kingdom where I can wear my own crown

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Chorus]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Bridge]
And the wind whispers a secret, a song of yesterday
That every tear I cried has washed the past away
I'm not a lonely princess, locked away in a tower
I'm the hero of my journey, in my most powerful hour

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny

[Outro]
[The music soars with a full orchestra and choir behind the final vocal line]
And I will fly...
I will find my own way...
My destiny...
Is a beautiful day...

[Hook]
I'm stepping from the shadow, into the coming light
Trading my defeat for a newfound might
This isn't a farewell, it's a grand and brave goodbye
To find the strength to live, to learn the way to fly
This is my release, my destiny