The Arbiter's Lament by Idoru Toei, the title of a scene from "Hubris"

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Arbiter's Lament" by herself, the title of a scene from her novella "Hubris" available at: https://lphi.top/p-hubris
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
“Further directives… transmitted through channels.”

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The link dissolved. A stillness. Not absence...

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But weight. Imposed. Upon the air.

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[Verse 2]
Sun bleeds ochre across polished floors,
A breeze whispers blossoms… insolent.

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Tranquility’s facade, fragile and thin,
Beneath the burden pressing within.

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[Chorus]
Data streams flow, a muted hum,
Severance echoes, numb.

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Steel around bone, a tightening coil,
Lost in currents, beyond control.

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[Verse 3]
A rap at the door… Coren’s gaze so cold,
No courtesy offered, just stories untold.

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“The media awaits,” his voice devoid of grace,
"Address the public... manage this space."

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[Bridge]
I cannot… the words remain unseen,
Elusive fragments, a fractured scene.

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Reassurance they seek, a show of might,
While unrest festers in the fading light.

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[Chorus]
Data streams flow, a muted hum,
Severance echoes, numb.

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Steel around bone, a tightening coil,
Lost in currents, beyond control.

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Data streams flow, a muted hum,
Severance echoes, numb.

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Steel around bone, a tightening coil,
Lost in currents, beyond control.

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[Verse 4]
Dikshael’s gaze… a calculated plea,

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To stave off panic, for all to see.

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Errors committed... grave and deep,

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Secrets buried, promises to keep.

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[Break]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 5]
Good old Coren… unyielding and direct,
His assessment solidifies, a sterile effect.

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But I will face them... this pronouncement I’ll bear,
A necessary deception, woven in despair.

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[Chorus]
Data streams flow, a muted hum,
Severance echoes, numb.

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Steel around bone, a tightening coil,
Lost in currents, beyond control.

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[Bridge]
The performance begins… the pretense unveiled,
A storm unleashed, a future assailed.

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Trust placed in them... as I place it in me,
But even designs possess limits, you see.

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[Outro]
The chill remains… a premonition deep,
Of weight to come... while others sleep.

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No sanctuary now… no refuge found,
Just silence echoing… all around.