[Verse 1] Dracula: By the black table, we gather close A candle trembles, a red root grows Lenore: I bring the names of the night-fear towns Where the iron bells ring, then break right down Striga: I bring the doors they left unbarred The watch dogs fed, the sentries scarred Morana: I bring the frost that bites their bread The hush in the hall, the fog in the head [Pre-Chorus] Dracula: Speak, my sisters Lenore: Set the board Striga: Count the oaths Morana: Draw the sword All: One bloodline, one vow The hour is now [Chorus] Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise We take the night back Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise No throne can hold us [Verse 2] Dracula: Let the river darken under moon Let the graveyard bloom too soon Lenore: I know their pride, I know their fear I taste it sharp when they draw near Striga: I crack their gates with a patient smile Then leave their lies in the ash pile Morana: I freeze their prayers on the chapel wall And hear their boots when the shadows call [Pre-Chorus] Dracula: Hear the steel Lenore: Hear the cry Striga: Taste the ash Morana: Feel it die All: Four voices, one crown We bring them down [Chorus] Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise We take the night back Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise No throne can hold us [Bridge] Lenore: Let them kneel with their golden keys Striga: Let them choke on their own decrees Morana: Let their towers wear ice tonight Dracula: I name the world in a single bite All: Sister by sister, blade by blade We are the vow that never fades [Final Chorus] Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise We take the night back Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise No throne can hold us Crimson council, rise Crimson council, rise The dark belongs to us
