The Dark Age (Chapter 5)

[Verse 1] Walls of Rome crumbled into dust Empires fall, metal turns to rust Fields grow wild where legions once marched Central fires snuffed, we scatter now parched Fractured bodies strewn like broken dolls Whispers of old gods echo through empty stalls We trade the busy city for a simpler way Survive on stories that the monks now portray [Chorus] Dark Age, how do we survive this fall? Fragmented world, no kings to call Preserving wisdom in the monastery light Quiet endurance through the endless night Loss of learning, the roads, and the name But her hand in mine still feels the same From stone to copper, bronze to iron’s bite Now shadows swallow what we built in the light [Verse 2] Rural subjects fight black brooding storms Knowledge now hidden behind monastic dorms Gregorian chants rise soft as they're told Holding the flame as the world turns cold War took the cities, left us scattered like seeds We grow our own food now, still riding our steeds She braids her hair with the last Roman bead We make our home, the bread we now knead [Chorus] Dark Age, how do we survive this fall? Fragmented world, no kings to call Preserving wisdom in the monastery light Quiet endurance through the endless night Loss of learning, the roads, and the name But her hand in mine still feels the same From stone to copper, bronze to iron’s bite Now shadows swallow what we built in the light [Bridge] Stone gave me fire when the world was new Copper brought warmth when I learned what's true Bronze built the cities, iron brought the war Now darkness teaches what the light never swore What lies ahead when the dusk rescinds? Plagues and crosses on rising winds… [Outro] Dark… Age… holding… One candle, one breath, one story worth folding We survive… we endure… To fate we defer… One chant at a time... (The Next age arrives…) (Will the light return…?) (Or will prayers divide...?) © Chrome Station 2026 All Rights Reserved