The Living Tombs

[Verse 1] I went deeper than I should have gone Found places no one else had ever known Ancient tombs buried beneath the veil Filled with spells that time itself had failed [Pre-Chorus] They were perfect… but they were old I could feel the cracks, the stories left untold So I reached in with trembling hands And started changing what the ancients had planned [Chorus] The living tombs… 生ける墓 They breathe, they whisper, they remember my name 生ける墓 I’m not just reading anymore, I’m rewriting the flame I broke the seals, I rewrote the rites I made them mine in the dead of night 生ける墓 And now they answer only to me [Verse 2] Every tomb I opened gave me more More power, more hunger, more I wanted to explore I stopped sleeping, I stopped eating right The spells were changing me from the inside out [Pre-Chorus] I told myself it was for the greater good But the truth was simpler — I just loved the taste of blood The more I changed, the more they changed me too And I was too far gone to even want to undo [Chorus] The living tombs… 生ける墓 They breathe, they whisper, they remember my name 生ける墓 I’m not just reading anymore, I’m rewriting the flame I broke the seals, I rewrote the rites I made them mine in the dead of night 生ける墓 And now they answer only to me [Bridge] I don’t know where I end and the magic begins I don’t know if I’m still human underneath this skin But it doesn’t matter anymore I’ve become something the old ones never saw before [Final Chorus] The living tombs… 生ける墓 I’m not the student anymore, I’m the one who creates 生ける墓 I’ve become the author of my own fate I’ll keep digging, I’ll keep rewriting the dead Until the whole world bends to the spells in my head 生ける墓 And there’s no turning back [Outro] 生ける墓… They’re alive now And so am I