CHASE THE PALADINS

[CHASE THE PALADINS] [ Vorgrim the Hexscribe] [Genre: Hexcore / Dark Trap / Memphis Phonk / Horrorcore] [Key: F minor] [Tempo: 142 BPM] [INTRO — VORGRIM] [(Ancient whisper)] Hear those bells? (Heh-heh-heh...) That's not a prayer. That's the sound of paladins realizing they're being hunted. Run, little holy warriors. THE HEXSCRIBE HAS OPENED THE BOOK. [(808 DROP)] [HOOK — VORGRIM] CHASE THE PALADINS! (RUN!) Black robes following! (SHADE!) Holy knights, but your light is wearing thin, When the Hexscribe rides, let the nightmare begin! CHASE THE PALADINS! (TOO LATE!) Seal that gate! (CAN'T ESCAPE!) Steel on your chest, but your soul ain't safe, I put a hex on the path that you take! (HEX! HEX!) RUN FROM THE SHADE! (VOID! VOID!) YOUR GOD CAN'T SAVE! [VERSE 1 — VORGRIM] Bone staff tapping on the stones of the keep, Black Spell Book open, got the dead losing sleep. Silver on your armor, gold cross on your chain, I write one rune and your courage turns to pain. I've watched your order rise, watched your temples decay, Your ancestors swore they'd put the Hexscribe away. Two thousand years of vows, still you follow the flame, Every generation sends a fool with the same name. (Heh-heh-heh...) I don't need an army, got the shadows on payroll, Darkness in the rafters, hear the dead in the hollow. You flash that blade like the heavens sent a sign, I whisper three words—now your soul's no longer thine. KNEEL! (KNEEL!) Hear the old bells toll! SEAL! (SEAL!) Can't contain this soul! Your sacred little ward just cracked at the seam, Now I'm walking through your nightmare like a king through a dream. [HOOK — VORGRIM] CHASE THE PALADINS! (RUN!) Black robes following! (SHADE!) Holy knights, but your light is wearing thin, When the Hexscribe rides, let the nightmare begin! CHASE THE PALADINS! (TOO LATE!) Seal that gate! (CAN'T ESCAPE!) Steel on your chest, but your soul ain't safe, I put a hex on the path that you take! [VERSE 2 — VORGRIM] [(Deep, deliberate)] You call it a crusade. I call it a delivery. More holy fools bringing ancient secrets to me. Your captain has a relic. Your priest knows a name. Your champion carries fire— I CAN BOTTLE THAT FLAME. (HEX!) I bend the roads, make the forest rearrange, Every turn you take brings you back to the same. You pray to the heavens, I converse with the Void, Your god gives you silence— **I GIVE THE DEAD A VOICE.** [(Whisper)] Behind you... [(Beat cuts)] DON'T TURN AROUND. [(808 SLAM)] Too slow, too proud, too blind to the signs, Got a hundred sacred warriors and they're all out of time. I don't chase for sport—there's a page to retrieve, And your order holds a secret that you swore not to reveal. The Black Spell Book knows what your elders concealed, Break the last seal and the truth gets revealed. You came here to end me, put my legend in chains— Now your holy little kingdom WON'T REMEMBER YOUR NAMES. [BRIDGE — VORGRIM] [(Whispered ritual chant)] One for the oath... Two for the flame... Three for the paladins who foolishly came. Four for the gate... Five for the dead... Six for the words that you wished you'd never read. [(Deep growl) SEVEN... The last light dies. EIGHT... The shade arrives. [FINAL HOOK — VORGRIM] CHASE THE PALADINS! (RUN!) Black robes following! (SHADE!) Holy knights, but your light is wearing thin, When the Hexscribe rides, let the nightmare begin! CHASE THE PALADINS! (TOO LATE!) Seal that gate! (CAN'T ESCAPE!) Steel on your chest, but your soul ain't safe, I put a hex on the path that you take! CHASE THE PALADINS! (HEX!) CHASE THE PALADINS! (VOID!) You brought your holy war— I BROUGHT THE VOID! (Heh-heh-heh...) [OUTRO — VORGRIM] [(Quiet, ancient voice)] The forest is silent. The bells have stopped. Your banners are buried. Your sacred flame... [(Whisper)] Extinguished. Now... Who was next on the list? [(Long pause)] Ah. Another paladin. HOW DELIGHTFULLY PREDICTABLE. Welcome... WITHIN THE SHADE.