Transgression - Anthem by Ayn Rand

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Anthem" by Ayn Rand, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 1Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-5
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
It is a sin…to think alone...to write...unseen.
A base and evil thing...a transgression blacker than all.

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[Verse 1]
The laws are etched in stone so cold,
“We are one,” the story told.

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[Verse 1]
Indivisible, forever bound,
No separate thought can be found.

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But shadows stir within my mind,
A forbidden truth I must define.

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[Chorus]
Alone… a fearful word, a silent plea,
To break the chains of conformity.
To feel, to know, beyond the prescribed,

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A secret burning deep inside.
The Great We whispers, cold and vast,
But I am reaching for something that will last.

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[Verse 2]
Six feet tall, a burden borne,
Labeled “evil” since the day I was born.

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They frown upon my different stride,
A curse within, they cannot hide.

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I strive to blend, to disappear,
But something whispers in my ear…

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[Bridge]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 3]
The Science calls, a siren’s song,
To question all, where I belong.

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The stars above, the earth below,
Secrets waiting to unfold.

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I steal the light, a fragile gleam,
To chase a half-forgotten dream.

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[Chorus]
Alone… a fearful word, a silent plea,
To break the chains of conformity.
To feel, to know, beyond the prescribed,

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A secret burning deep inside.
The Great We whispers, cold and vast,
But I am reaching for something that will last.

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[Verse 4]
Down in the darkness, shadows deep,
Where ancient secrets softly sleep.
A tunnel carved by hands unknown,

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A world of wonder to be shown.
I build my fire, I learn and grow,
And find a peace I didn’t know.

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[Outro]
[Equality 7-2521:] Alone… but free…

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[Chorus]
We are one… we are all…
…sin … transgression … alone…

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Alone… but free…
We are one… we are all…
…sin … transgression … alone…