CROWN OF ASH

[Intro – Choir Chants, Ominous Bells, Latin Whispers] "Ecce mors venit…" (Behold, death comes…) "Et corona tua cinis erit." (And your crown shall be ash.) [Sudden silence—then BOOM, GUITARS SLAM, DOUBLE PEDAL DRUMS GO INSANE.] (SCREAMED, VICIOUSLY FEROCIOUS) "CROWN ME WITH FIRE, BAPTIZE ME IN PAIN!" "I WAS FORGED IN THE DARKNESS—NOW SPEAK MY NAME!" [Verse 1 – Unrelenting, Blackened Metalcore Fury] The altar is cracked, the prophets are blind, Their hands raised in prayer to an empty sky. They carved their gods out of blood and stone, But I set fire to the fucking throne! The choirs are screaming, their hymns turn to dust, Their scriptures burn as they beg for trust. The crown is rust, the kingdom’s a lie, A temple built for the damned to die. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Tension, Creeping Latin Chants] "Absolve me! Consume me!" (Forgive me! Devour me!) "I am the serpent that crawled from the sea!" [Chorus – Haunting, Melodic Yet Devastating] I AM THE CURSE THAT YOU PRAYED TO AVOID! I AM THE HAND THAT WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN! THE ANGELS HAVE FALLEN, THE SKY TURNS BLACK! THERE IS NO SALVATION—NO TURNING BACK! [Verse 2 – Even Faster, More Chaotic, Relentless Drumming] The bells toll loud but no saints remain, The heavens are empty, the demons reign. I spit on your cross, I sever your tongue, The end has come and I AM THE ONE! The flames rise high, licking the throne, The church in ruin, the king alone. A prophet speaks but his lungs collapse, The voice of God has long since passed. [Pre-Chorus – Dark & Twisted, Whispered & Screamed] "Absolve me! Consume me!" "I am the knife in the hands of your king!" [Chorus – Even Bigger, With Layered Guttural Screams] I AM THE CURSE THAT YOU PRAYED TO AVOID! I AM THE HAND THAT WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN! THE ANGELS HAVE FALLEN, THE SKY TURNS BLACK! THERE IS NO SALVATION—NO TURNING BACK! [Bridge – The Most Hellish Breakdown Possible] (Music stops, eerie whispering, then… BOOM. DROP INTO FULL DEATHCORE BREAKDOWN.) (DEMONIC SCREAM, FULL FORCE) "YOUR GOD IS A LIAR! YOUR FAITH IS A GRAVE!" "I PULL THE TEETH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SAVED!" "THE STARS HAVE FALLEN, THE OCEANS ARE FLAMES!" "ALL THAT REMAINS… IS DEATH IN MY NAME!" [Drums go insane, guitars chug like an earthquake, brutal low growls mixed with high shrieks.] [Final Chorus – The Grand, Apocalyptic Finish] I AM THE CURSE THAT YOU PRAYED TO AVOID! I AM THE HAND THAT WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN! THE ANGELS HAVE FALLEN, THE SKY TURNS BLACK! THERE IS NO SALVATION—NO TURNING BACK! [Outro – Slow, Fading, Whispered Latin Over A Single Piano Note] "Ecce mors venit… et corona tua cinis erit." "Behold, death comes… and your crown shall be ash." [Final distorted bass hit. Silence.]