[start] [Intro: Low cinematic brass swell with distant choir pad, slow heartbeat kick, reversed vocal textures] [Sub-bass pulse enters gradually] We don’t pray for mercy… We pray for the fire [Verse 1] Velvet lies in candlelight Your silhouette against the night You say, “This is the last time” But you’re already mine Gold rings on a sinking ship We taste forever on our lips Every warning sign in red But we romanticize the wreck [Pre-Chorus] You say love shouldn’t feel like this Like a gun with a velvet kiss But every time you walk away You turn around halfway [Instrumental tension: Brass rises softly under falsetto ad-libs] [Chorus] We built a cathedral out of broken vows Lighting candles just to burn it down Heaven’s watching but we don’t care If it’s a sin, we’ll meet you there You say we’re too far gone to fix But you still tremble in my grip If this is hell, then let it be You’re my favorite tragedy [Verse 2] Confessions echo off the walls You love the way the empire falls Tears shining like diamonds do When destruction looks good on you We don’t touch, we detonate Every kiss a hand grenade Swear we’re done, then call it fate Like chaos is our soulmate [Pre-Chorus] You breathe my name like a curse Say I only make it worse But silence feels too cold So we choose the undertow [Instrumental build: Timpani-style drums, rising brass harmonies, distorted synth lead] [Extended Bridge: Drums drop, cinematic strings and brass dominate] [Orchestral swell: French horns rising, low strings trembling] Maybe love was never holy Maybe we just made it lonely Dancing in the ruins of trust Turning devotion into dust [Brass crescendo builds] If I’m your poison, drink me slow If you’re my downfall, let me go But we both know we won’t escape We like the beauty of the break [Choir pad enters, layered falsetto stacked] (Stay with me in the fire) (Burn with me, go higher) [Massive brass hit + sub drop] We don’t want salvation We want elevation Even if it ends in flames [Silence drop — single heartbeat kick] [Final Chorus: Full brass section, layered harmonies, heavy 808s] We built a cathedral out of broken vows Lighting candles just to burn it down Heaven’s watching but we don’t care If it’s a sin, we’ll meet you there We’re dressed in black and baptized in lust Singing hallelujah to the two of us If loving you’s my last mistake Then let the whole world shake You’re my favorite tragedy [Outro: Brass fades into low drone, distant falsetto echoes] Ashes falling from the ceiling Still we call this feeling… love [end]
