Loyd Hansens’ Viperborn Reptilian Lorescribes - 5. The Crown of a Thousand Sorrws

[Intro – Haunting strings, distant cathedral bells, soft male choir] [Male Choir – Whispered harmonies] Beyond the stars… Beyond the night… A thousand souls await the light… [Instrumental – Massive slow guitar chords enter, thunderous drums] [Verse 1 – Deep emotional male vocals, crushing slow riffs] Beneath the moon of silver fire I walked where ancient kingdoms died Through broken halls and fallen spires Where all the kings of old reside A crown lay buried in the ashes A thousand years beneath the stone And in its gold I saw the faces Of all who’d died upon the throne [Pre-Chorus – Rising strings, layered vocal harmonies] I heard their voices in the rain A thousand souls who cried in vain And from the shadows came a call Remember us before we fall! [Chorus – Huge melodic guitars, soaring lead vocals, majestic male choir] THE CROWN OF A THOUSAND SORROWS! THE TEARS OF A THOUSAND YEARS! BEYOND THE END OF ALL TOMORROWS WE SHALL RISE ABOVE OUR FEARS! AND WHEN THE FINAL STAR IS FALLING AND ALL THE KINGDOMS TURN TO DUST THE VOICES OF THE LOST ARE CALLING REMEMBER US! REMEMBER US! [Post-Chorus – Layered male vocal counterpoint] [High Voices] Remember us! [Low Voices] Through endless night! [High Voices] Remember us! [Full Choir] Beyond the dying light! [Verse 2 – Heavy melodic riffs, dramatic orchestration] I saw the king beneath the mountain His silver armor stained with time He drank the waters of the fountain And gave his life to save his kind His final words became a legend His name was lost beneath the sea But in the crown his soul was waiting For one who’d set his people free [Pre-Chorus – Powerful rising harmonies] And as I raised the crown on high A thousand stars began to shine The silence broke, the shadows fled And voices rose among the dead! [Chorus – Full symphonic power metal, layered choir] THE CROWN OF A THOUSAND SORROWS! THE TEARS OF A THOUSAND YEARS! BEYOND THE END OF ALL TOMORROWS WE SHALL RISE ABOVE OUR FEARS! AND WHEN THE FINAL STAR IS FALLING AND ALL THE KINGDOMS TURN TO DUST THE VOICES OF THE LOST ARE CALLING REMEMBER US! REMEMBER US! [Instrumental – Emotional twin-guitar solo over sweeping orchestral strings] [Bridge – Music falls to distant choir and soft organ] [Low Male Voice] Who shall remember the forgotten? Who shall carry all their names? When the final crown is broken Who shall guard the ancient flame? [Choir – Four-part harmonies, gradually building] We are the voices of the fallen We are the echoes of the past Though all the stars may fade to darkness Our songs shall be the last! [Instrumental – Thunderous tom fills, massive guitars return] [Lead Vocal – Passionate high notes] I WILL CARRY EVERY SORROW! I WILL SING OF EVERY KING! AND BEYOND THE LAST TOMORROW LET A THOUSAND VOICES SING! [Final Chorus – Monumental layered male choir, soaring guitar harmonies] THE CROWN OF A THOUSAND SORROWS! THE TEARS OF A THOUSAND YEARS! BEYOND THE END OF ALL TOMORROWS WE SHALL RISE ABOVE OUR FEARS! AND WHEN THE FINAL STAR IS FALLING AND ALL THE KINGDOMS TURN TO DUST THE VOICES OF THE LOST ARE CALLING REMEMBER US! REMEMBER US! [Final Choir – Multiple overlapping melodic harmonies] [High Voices] Beyond the stars! [Low Voices] Beyond the years! [Lead Vocal] Beyond the sorrow and the tears! [Full Choir] WE SHALL NEVER DISAPPEAR! [Outro – Slow harmonized guitar melody, strings, distant choir] [Soft Lead Vocal] And when the seventh moon shall rise Their names shall live beyond the skies… [Choir – Fading] Remember us… Remember us… [Final sustained guitar chord and cathedral bell]