King of Dust

[Intro: Slow, mournful strings with distant choral hums (ooohs), deep piano notes] [Verse 1] In the heart of ruins, where silence reigns, A king still waits, bound by chains. His throne, a ghost of shattered stone, His crown of dust, forever alone. The halls are empty, the torches cold, The stories lost, the kingdom sold. But still he sits, a shadowed king, Forgotten by the winds that sing. [Pre-Chorus: Low vocal hums with soft, echoing strings] The walls, they crumble, but he remains, A king untouched by time’s long chains. [Chorus] In the forgotten castle, where memories die, The king holds court beneath the sky. His kingdom lost, but he still stays, A phantom trapped in endless days. In the forgotten castle, where shadows creep, The king of dust will never sleep. [Verse 2] The banners once so bright and proud, Now hang in tatters, torn and bowed. The echoes of a thousand wars, Lie buried deep beneath the floors. No subjects left to kneel or pray, No dawn to break the endless gray. Yet still he waits, with vacant eyes, A king who watched his empire die. [Pre-Chorus: Ethereal vocalizations (ahhhs) with dark, haunting strings] The past has left, the future fled, But in the ruins, he’s never dead. [Chorus] In the forgotten castle, where memories die, The king holds court beneath the sky. His kingdom lost, but he still stays, A phantom trapped in endless days. In the forgotten castle, where shadows creep, The king of dust will never sleep. [Bridge: Instrumental break with echoing piano, soft strings, and ghostly vocal hums] [Chorus: Repeated with layered harmonies, vocalizations (ooohs, ahhhs)] In the forgotten castle, where memories die, The king holds court beneath the sky. His kingdom lost, but he still stays, A phantom trapped in endless days. In the forgotten castle, where shadows creep, The king of dust will never sleep. [Outro: Fading vocalizations with deep, resonant piano and distant wind effects]