[WIP] A Ruinous Hallelujah (Psalm 137)

gothic post-metal dirge swelling into celestial post-rock apotheosis, and an ironic minor-to-major progression; male vocals alternating between raw lamentation and ethereal release, reverberant synth textures, post-metal, rock, with layers of distorted guitars

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[Verse 1] Stone cold temples dust and hollow The bones of kings buried in shadow Oh desolate courts where once we stood The cries of the faithful swallowed by wood [Prechorus] By the rivers we sat down We hung our harps on the barren ground How can we sing when the heavens frown? [Chorus] A ruinous hallelujah Ashes fall The choir undone Still Goodness and mercy will chase me But I’ll dwell in the ruinous one [Verse 2] Shattered walls and exiled faces Scattered seeds in foreign places A prophet’s cry A voice of fire A warning burned A dream expired [Prechorus 2] If I forget you O city of stone May my hand forget the strings it has known May my tongue cleave to silence alone [Chorus] A ruinous hallelujah Ashes fall The choir undone Still Goodness and mercy will chase me But I’ll dwell in the ruinous one

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