[Intro - deep bass pulse, distant male Gregorian choir] Procedamus... Procedamus... [Male Lead - entire verse] Unbar the doors. Let candles wake. Let every bell the silence break. Bring forth the crown, the book, the flame; we bear once more the ancient name. [Full Band - restrained rock groove] [Male Lead - entire verse] Through smoke and stone, through scarlet light, we cross the nave into the night. No knee shall bend. No pardon sought. We carry all the years have wrought. [Gregorian Choir Only - low and distant] Procedamus... [Male Lead - refrain] Step after step, the shadows part. The old words loosen from the heart. What once was law, what once was awe, is borne at last before us all. [Instrumental - bass and guitar, no choir] [Male Lead - entire verse] We learned the hymns. We feared the rod. We raised the walls. We named thee God. We lit thy lamps. We kept thy days. We clothed our fear in prayer and praise. [Band pulls back] [Male Lead - softer] No curse tonight. No mocking tongue. We mourn the song so long was sung. What once gave light may fade from sight. We bear it softly through the night. [Final build - drums and guitars broaden, not heavier] [Male Lead] Step after step, through smoke and stone, we bring the crown down from the throne. No wrath. No plea. No bended knee. The doors stand wide. Proceed with me. [Everything drops except bass] [Gregorian Choir Only] Procedamus... [Final low chord]
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