[Intro - Deep mechanical pulse, distant metallic impacts] [Low male voice, almost whispered] Under stone... Under steel... Something ancient... Something REAL. [Massive distorted guitar riff enters] [Verse 1 - Deep commanding male voice, clipped rhythmic delivery] Beneath the earth, Beneath the bone. A thousand years, Upon my throne. You buried me, You sealed my fate. But iron bends, AND SEALS WILL BREAK! [Pre-Chorus - Mechanical drums build] Hear the hammer! Hear the chain! Feel the fire! FEEL THE PAIN! [Chorus - Massive industrial guitar riff, aggressive rhythmic vocals] KING OF THE DEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! BLACK IRON CROWN UPON MY HEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! RISE AGAIN! TEN THOUSAND SOULS AT MY COMMAND! BURN THE SKY! BREAK THE STONE! KING OF THE DEAD! RECLAIM THE THRONE! [Instrumental - Crushing mechanical guitar riff] [Verse 2 - Menacing, rhythmic spoken delivery] The bells are silent, The rivers dry. A thousand shadows Fill the sky. Your walls are falling, Your prayers are dust. Your kingdom crumbles, YOUR STEEL WILL RUST! [Pre-Chorus - Heavy marching drums] Hear the hammer! Hear the chain! Feel the fire! FEEL THE PAIN! [Chorus - Aggressive male vocals] KING OF THE DEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! BLACK IRON CROWN UPON MY HEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! RISE AGAIN! TEN THOUSAND SOULS AT MY COMMAND! BURN THE SKY! BREAK THE STONE! KING OF THE DEAD! RECLAIM THE THRONE! [Breakdown - Half-time, extremely heavy mechanical rhythm] [Deep spoken voice] One crown. One throne. One kingdom. MADE OF BONE. [Pause] KNEEL. [Crushing industrial breakdown] [Bridge - Sinister synthesizer, distant metallic percussion] I was a man. I was a king. I wanted... EVERYTHING. I traded love. I traded light. I bought myself... ETERNAL NIGHT. [Gradual build - Mechanical drums accelerate] Now hear the sound, Of iron feet. Ten thousand hearts, That NEVER BEAT! [Final Chorus - Enormous guitars and pounding drums] KING OF THE DEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! BLACK IRON CROWN UPON MY HEAD! KING OF THE DEAD! RISE AGAIN! TEN THOUSAND SOULS AT MY COMMAND! BURN THE SKY! BREAK THE STONE! KING OF THE DEAD! RECLAIM THE THRONE! [Outro - Instruments abruptly stop] [Deep male whisper] You buried me... [Single metallic impact] I REMEMBER. [End]
