IX - Crown of Thorns

[Verse 1] The halls are silent, the banners burned, The victor stands — with blood returned. No choir, no cheer, just echoing tread, The world bows low before its dead. [Verse 2] The crown lies waiting, woven with pain, Bound by the lost, by guilt and chain. She sets it upon her scarred, cold brow, For every life — she bears it now. [Chorus – solemn, darkly majestic] Crown of thorns — no shine, only weight, She rules from the ashes, sealed by fate. The price of victory carved in skin — The crown of thorns will never forgive. [Verse 3] The people are gone, the silence reigns, Their names forgotten, the sorrow remains. Yet in her eyes — no plea, no sin, Only the will to bear what has been. [Chorus – repeated, deeper emotion] Crown of thorns — no shine, only weight, She rules from the ashes, sealed by fate. The price of victory carved in skin — The crown of thorns will never forgive. [Bridge – spoken, bitter and cold] "I sought no throne, Only that you’d feel What you have taken, What I still kneel." [Final Chorus – with choirs, heavy and sorrowful] Crown of thorns — her silent reign, She rules from shadow, her heart in chains. A final gaze — the heavens bare, She guards the throne — no one there. [Outro – slow, cinematic, fading bells] The crown remains — but she rules alone.