[Intro – Church Bells / Organ / Distant Choir] Kyrie eleison... Kyrie eleison... [Female Whisper] The doors were open. They shouldn't have been. [Verse 1] I found a church beyond the trees, Where daylight wouldn't cross the door. Black roses climbed the broken walls, Dead candles covered every floor. No saints remained inside the glass. Their painted eyes had all been torn. And underneath the altar stone, A thousand names were carved and worn. I heard the organ breathe alone. One note. Then another. [Pre-Chorus] Something underneath this place Still remembers how to pray. [Chorus] WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL, Where broken angels come to hide. Where every prayer becomes an echo, And every shadow comes alive. WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL, Where Heaven never shows its face. If God abandoned this old temple, THEN WHAT STILL LIVES INSIDE THIS PLACE? [Verse 2] I walked between the empty pews. The dust moved underneath my feet. Then somewhere in the darkness I heard a hundred heartbeats beat. The statues turned toward the altar. Slowly. One by one. And from beneath the ancient stones A choir had begun. [Choir] Miserere... Miserere... [Female] Who's there? [Choir] Remember us. [Pre-Chorus] Every name beneath the stone Belonged to someone left alone. Every voice beneath this floor Had once been praying at that door. [Chorus] WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL, Where broken angels come to hide. Where every prayer becomes an echo, And every shadow comes alive. WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL, Where Heaven never shows its face. If God abandoned this old temple, THEN WHAT STILL LIVES INSIDE THIS PLACE? [Bridge – Organ / Female] I touched the altar. It was warm. I heard a heartbeat Underneath my palm. [Whispering Choir] Stay... Stay... Stay... [Female] No. [Choir Growing Louder] STAY. [Heavy Breakdown] RING THE BELLS! WAKE THE DEAD! LET THEIR NAMES BE HEARD AGAIN! BREAK THE STONE! OPEN THE DOOR! NO ONE WILL BE FORGOTTEN ANYMORE! [Choir] Miserere nobis! [Female] LOUDER! [Choir] MISERERE NOBIS! [Final Chorus] WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL! LET EVERY BROKEN BELL NOW RING! Let every forgotten voice beneath us Rise from darkness and sing! WELCOME TO THE BLACK CATHEDRAL! No Heaven came to set them free. So tonight these walls will remember EVERY NAME THEY TRIED TO BURY! [Outro – Organ / Bells] At sunrise, the cathedral was empty. But across every blackened wall... the names were glowing. [Whisper] We remember.
