Written by John Paul Bantigue Velvet Abyss | YAKUN BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2025 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2025 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com Court of Masks album: https://suno.com/playlist/b08dd599-b196-4425-81c3-b84f3b3e3eac Every mask that falls invites another to rise. The Court grows restless in the dark, their whispers carving through the spark. Six shadows dance in line— but deeper halls hold shapes divine. A quiet tremor threads the floor, a rumor sliding under doors. For power shifting through the deep awakens those who never sleep. Lean close, listener— hear the velvet sound. New masks gather where no light has ever found. Something stirs beyond the throne, a silent claim to the unknown. Their footsteps echo, their presence grown— a storm of faces yet unshown. A hidden sigil stains the wall, a silent oath beneath the hall. No Duke nor Captain, no blade nor creed can name the hungers yet to feed. The Court grows thin where shadows press; new masks reach out to coalesce. A shifting force, a careful creep— a vow that wakes what lies too deep. So hear the rustle— change has bared its teeth. Influence waits in the space between belief. Something stirs beyond the throne, a silent claim to the unknown. The future gathers, tall and prone— new shapes emerging, their power grown. Every name you’ve learned is only one of many. Every throne you’ve seen was built for more than one. The Court is shifting— its lineage not steady… Can you feel the mask that waits to be begun? Something stirs beyond the throne, a silent claim to the unknown. When veils unravel, when shadows moan— the next to rise will stand alone.