Leap in the Dark

[Verse 1 – Soft solo, then gentle 3-part harmony layering in] I stood at the edge where the light disappears Feet on the known, heart gripped by fear No map, no sign, no voice I could hear But something inside said, “Let go… my dear” [Pre-Chorus – Building, adding lower alto pulses] No proof in my hands, no reason to stay Yet the pull was stronger than yesterday Blind faith, blind faith Calling my name [Chorus – Full group crescendo, soaring octaves, vocal percussion heartbeat] I leap in the dark, I leap in the dark Trusting the fall will carry my heart No eyes to see, but I feel the spark Blind faith, blind faith Lighting the arc (Oh-oh-oh, rising) Blind faith… [Orchestral Interlude 1 – Wordless: shimmering high sopranos + swelling mid-range “strings” imitation, slow build like a sunrise, fading to hush] (hummed ahhs → layered “ooohs” → brief brass-like “bah-bah-bah” accents → resolve on major chord shimmer) [Verse 2 – Mid-tempo, close jazzy harmonies, intimate] The ground gave way, wind tore my breath Shadows whispered “You’ll only meet death” But deeper I fell through the tunnel of night And found in the silence a soft inner light [Pre-Chorus – Intensifying, adding rhythmic claps/snaps] No safety below, no ladder to climb Just surrender, surrender in time Blind faith, blind faith Rewriting my rhyme [Chorus 2 – Bigger, with call-response layers] I leap in the dark, I leap in the dark (I leap!) Trusting the fall will carry my heart (Carry me!) Wings I can’t see are holding apart The fear and the freedom, tearing apart Blind faith, blind faith (Ohhh, blind faith…) [Bridge – Slow, almost spoken-sung solo, then building choir response] (Solo) And there in the void, when I thought I was lost I heard my own soul counting the cost (Ensemble response, echoing) You paid it already… you paid it in trust Now rise… now rise… (Full swell) The old skin is dust! [Orchestral Interlude 2 – Dramatic: deep bass hums like cellos, soaring violin-like glissandi in highs, percussion builds to thunder then sudden quiet] [Final Chorus – Explosive, all voices in powerful unison then breaking into radiant 8-part harmony] I rise from the dark, I rise from the dark Blind faith became sight, igniting the spark The beauty I chased was living inside I am the light, I am the guide Blind faith… turned into sight (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Turned into light! Blind faith… (echoing layers) I am the light… [Outro – Gentle fade, solo voice over soft sustained hums] No more asking why… I leap, I fall, I fly… In blind faith… I am… [whisper] I am…