The Roots of Corruption - Seraphim vs. Shamsiel

[VERSE 1 – rapid palm‑muted chugs, sharp staccato drums, gritty low synth undercurrent] THE LORD IS THE ONLY HOLY ONE THAT KEEPS A COVENANT WITH THE SUN YOU DO NOT CONTROL HOW IT MOVES BUT YOU HAD TO TEACH THESE SECRETS JUST TO PROVE THAT YOU COULD BE A GOD IN THE EYES OF MEN TEACHING THEM HOW TO READ DIVINATION OMNISCIENCE WAS NEVER YOURS TO CLAIM YOU WILL BE PUNISHED, NOW BEAR YOUR SHAME [PRE-CHORUS – rising tremolo guitars, snare build, tense choir pad swelling] The light of day doesn’t tell where things will go That is only for The LORD TO KNOW [CHORUS – full band hit, soaring lead line, double‑time drums, wide stereo guitars] The sun and moon hang in the sky Only because the Lord said so You perverted all of mankind With the secrets that you know Did you really think you’d get away With defying the command of The Mighty One Your secrets lit up by the light of day BECAUSE GOD GIVES ORDERS TO THE SUN [BREAKDOWN – drop‑tuned chugs, pick scrapes, sub‑bass pulses, half‑time drums] [VERSE 2 – syncopated chugs, aggressive growls, dark ambient pads behind guitars] YOUR SIN HAS BECOME A CHAIN AROUND YOUR NECK YOUR DEFIANCE EMPTIED YOU, NOTHING LEFT DRAGGING YOU DOWN TO THE EARTH BELOW NOW YOU’RE CAUGHT UP IN THE UNDERTOW SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT ALONE BUT NOW YOU’VE CARVED YOUR FATE INTO THE STONE I REMEMBER WHEN I CALLED YOU BROTHER BUT NOW WE HAVE TO FIGHT ONE ANOTHER [VERSE 3 – faster chugs, rising tension, layered harsh vocals] I REFUSE TO LET YOU WALK AWAY YOU WILL KNOW FEAR AND FEEL DISMAY DETESTABLE IN THE LORD’S SIGHT NOW I’VE COME TO BRING YOUR CELESTIAL PLIGHT [PRE-CHORUS – tribal toms, tremolo guitars, choir pad intensifying] You have angered our Lord God on High Now He judges you because you chose to DEFY [CHORUS – heavier guitars, octave‑up harmonies, explosive drums] The sun and moon hang in the sky Only because the Lord said so You perverted all of mankind With the secrets that you know Did you really think you’d get away With defying the command of The Mighty One Your secrets lit up by the light of day BECAUSE GOD GIVES ORDERS TO THE SUN [SOLO – melodic lead guitar, ambient synth bed, double‑kick accents] [CHORUS – full intensity, layered vocals, wide guitars, massive drum hits] The sun and moon hang in the sky Only because the Lord said so You perverted all of mankind With the secrets that you know Did you really think you’d get away With defying the command of The Mighty One Your secrets lit up by the light of day BECAUSE GOD GIVES ORDERS TO THE SUN The sun and moon hang in the sky Only because the Lord said so You perverted all of mankind With the secrets that you know Did you really think you’d get away With defying the command of The Mighty One Your secrets lit up by the light of day BECAUSE GOD GIVES ORDERS TO THE SUN [OUTRO – slow, crushing drums, fading guitars, distant choir pad] NOW YOU FALL THE SUN WILL RISE MAN MADE ANEW IN GOD’S EYES