Ashes & Echoes: Part 1, The Fall

[Verse 1] In the shrine of broken names, I whispered truths to stone Watched the faithful turn away, and left the light alone Ashes danced on marble steps, where silence used to pray The echoes of the loyal now just shadows in decay [Verse 2] I wore a crown of consequence, forged in brittle gold The mirror cracked beneath my gaze, reflecting lies I told The storm I summoned long ago has settled in my veins I taste the rust of vengeance, sweet as it remains [Chorus] This is the fall— No angels left to call No heaven for the hollow Just footsteps none will follow This is the fall— Where grace begins to crawl The sins we once denied Now scream beneath the sky [Verse 3] The altar bleeds with memory, my hands too stained to bless A kingdom built on secrets rots beneath the weight of death I tried to drown the silence, but it learned to scream instead Now every breath I draw feels borrowed from the dead [Chorus] This is the fall— No angels left to call No heaven for the hollow Just footsteps none will follow This is the fall— Where grace begins to crawl The sins we once denied Now scream beneath the sky [Bridge 1] I was the fire and the flood The savior laced with mud But idols made of flesh Will always rot to dust [Bridge 2] So bury me in myth and smoke With curses on the lies I spoke A tale of glory turned to rot Remember me—or do not [Outro] The stars don’t shine for kings who burn And thrones will crack where none return In silence now, I take my call— This is the fall... The fall…