Pandora's gift

Lyrics: Verse 1 First mortal woman, carved from clay A pawn of vengeance, a gods’ cruel play Crowned with beauty, gifted with mystery A flame inside screaming to be free Pre-Chorus Set up to fail before I have even began Why put temptation in my hands? Chorus From the tears that fell, my roots take hold From shattered lies, my truth is told I am no curse, I am the light, the flame (Iucundum maledictum) The hope you tried to hide, but could not contain (Eximere pessimum) Verse 2 Zeus’ wrath burns with jealous eyes For Prometheus’ gift, he plots my rise A fragile jar, a world of pain He set me up, his spite my chain Pre-Chorus Set up to fail before I have even began Why put temptation in my hands? *Chorus From the tears that fell, my roots take hold From shattered lies, my truth is told I am no curse, I am the light, the flame (Iucundum maledictum) The hope you tried to hide, but could not contain (Eximere pessimum) *Bridge They say I unleashed despair untold But hope was the secret I still hold No curse, no shadow, no god’s domain My flame endures, it will remain Female Chants Ea nobis spem dat Illam viam accendit Ea nobis spem dat Illam viam accendit Ea nobis spem dat Illam viam accendit Final Chorus From the tears that fell, my roots take hold From shattered lies, my truth is told I am no curse, I am the light, the flame The hope you tried to hide, but could not contain Outro First of women, I claim my name (Ea nobis spem dat) Bearer of hope, a flame that can’t be tamed (Illam viam accendit) ----- Latin notes Ea nobis spem dat - "It gives us hope" or "This gives us hope," Illam viam accendit - "He/She/It lights that way" or "He/She/It ignites that road." Iucundum maledictum - "Beautiful/pleasant curse" Eximere pessimum - "to remove the worst", "to exclude the worst case", or "to take out the worst" ----- (Written by me, music produced through Suno, video created in Canva)