Greed (With a Captial Fuck you)

[INTRO — 0:00 | Whispered voices | Distant choir | Low orchestral drones] He was a man… He had a name… He had a heart that once beat for something. Then came the crown. Then came the hunger. Then came the voice that whispered: YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING. [ORCHESTRAL IMPACT — SILENCE — SUB DROP] [VERSE 1 — 0:32 | Melodic death metal riff | Harsh mid-range vocals] Little kings with their hollow eyes, Feeding on the dreams they sacrifice. Hands once clean, now soaked in gold, Trading their souls for a throne to hold. A thousand lies in a velvet disguise, A kingdom built where the innocent die. You wanted a crown, now you're chained to the throne, A god in your palace, a beast in your bones. You wore the face of a decent man, Until the power corrupted the plan. Now every mirror reflects a disease— A tyrant begging upon his knees. [PRE-CHORUS — 1:02 | Rising strings | Clean vocals layered with screams] Can you hear the voices calling? Can you feel the heavens falling? Every promise turns to dust— Every kingdom built on lust— WILL ROT BENEATH YOUR FEET! [CHORUS — 1:22 | Huge melodic clean vocals | Symphonic orchestration | Layered backing screams] CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! You traded your heart for a kingdom of sorrow! KING OF THE NOTHING! You devour tomorrow to worship your power! You were a man, now a monster in gold, A beautiful lie with a heart made of stone. CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! YOU'LL DIE WITH YOUR HANDS AROUND EVERYTHING YOU STOLE! [VERSE 2 — 2:00 | Faster riff | Blast beats | Guttural vocals] Greedy little men with their eyes on the sky, Building their heavens on the backs of the dying. Feast on the fear, let the innocent bleed, Call it ambition, call it destiny. A throne made of bones, a palace of lies, A thousand dead dreams for a kingdom to rise. You fed the machine till it swallowed your name, Now all that remains is a monument to shame. YOU ARE NOT A GOD! You're a wound in the world! YOU ARE NOT A KING! You're a coward in pearls! You begged for the power to rewrite the stars— NOW LOOK AT THE RUINS! NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE! [PRE-CHORUS 2 — 2:32 | Swelling choir | Clean vocals building into screams] Can you hear the silence screaming? Can you see the truth beneath it? Every soul you turned to dust— Every life you crushed for lust— WILL RISE BENEATH YOUR FEET! [CHORUS 2 — 2:52 | Full orchestra | Layered clean and harsh vocals] CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! You traded your heart for a kingdom of sorrow! KING OF THE NOTHING! You devour tomorrow to worship your power! You were a man, now a monster in gold, A beautiful lie with a heart made of stone. CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! YOU'LL DIE WITH YOUR HANDS AROUND EVERYTHING YOU STOLE! [BREAKDOWN I — 3:30 | 72.5 BPM | Sub drops | Guttural vocals | Crushing half-time chugs] [ORCHESTRAL BRASS CUTS OUT — ONE GUITAR NOTE RINGS] You wanted— EVERYTHING! You sacrificed— EVERYTHING! You conquered— EVERYTHING! AND NOW YOU HAVE— NOTHING! [BLAST OF DOUBLE-KICK DRUMS] GREED! [CHUG] IS! [CHUG] A! [CHUG] GRAVE! [DEAD SILENCE] AND YOU BUILT YOUR OWN! [ORCHESTRAL BRIDGE — 4:00 | Haunting piano | Female choir | Emotional clean vocals] Once there was a man beneath the armour, Once there was a soul beneath the lies. Did he know the cost of his desire? Did he see the monster in his eyes? Every crown becomes a cage, Every tyrant feeds the flame. And the man who sought eternity Will be forgotten just the same. [CHOIR BUILDS INTO A DISSONANT ORCHESTRAL CRESCENDO] [FINAL BREAKDOWN — 4:42 | Maximum heaviness | Symphonic deathcore | Guttural lows | Blast beats | Tremolo guitars] NO KINGDOM LASTS! NO EMPIRE STANDS! NO GOD CAN SAVE YOU FROM YOUR OWN TWO HANDS! You made the world your sacrifice! You fed the void a thousand lives! You wore the crown! You played the divine! NOW CHOKE ON THE EMPIRE YOU BUILT FROM THEIR CRIES! [MASSIVE PAUSE — WHISPERED VOCALS] Little king… YOUR REIGN IS OVER. [ORCHESTRAL IMPACT] BOW TO THE NOTHING YOU'VE BECOME! [FINAL CHORUS — 5:18 | Melodic clean vocals | Full choir | Layered deathcore vocals | Massive orchestral climax] CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! Your kingdom is ash, your legacy sorrow! KING OF THE NOTHING! Your hunger consumed every hope for tomorrow! You were a man, now a ghost in the gold, A beautiful lie that the ages will know. CROWN OF THE HOLLOW! YOU DIED WITH YOUR HANDS AROUND EVERYTHING YOU STOLE! [OUTRO — 5:55 | Piano | Fading choir | Distant whispered vocals] He was a man… He had a name… He had a heart… Before the crown. [ONE FINAL LOW ORCHESTRAL HIT] And still… It wasn't enough.