4C. Altar (Of False Light)

[Verse 1 - Revised] Staring down the endless black Dragged beyond, there’s no way back A voice like light begins to speak Its warmth is hollow, soft and bleak It pulls my soul, tears it apart Then stitches me without a heart [Pre-Chorus] It lifts me up from death below To bind me where no soul should go A halo forged in curse and spite I bleed beneath false holy light [Chorus] I rise again, through fire and pain Revived to die, then die again Deceived by light I thought divine The Soultaker laughs—my hope denied The altar calls—the false divine A throne of lies where angels cry [Verse 2] I bathed in light—it felt so pure But bliss became what I endure It cast me down to burn alone No voice, no path, no sacred home My prayers decayed each silent night I suffer on the altar of false light [Bridge - Operatic layering / Spoken whispers under growls] It takes my flame, it keeps me bound No peace above, no burial ground My cries ignored, my fate is grim The Soultaker begins its hymn... [Final Chorus] I rise again, but not to live Revived with nothing left to give Ascended by burdened wings The altar calls, and suffering clings The Soultaker reigns—my truth denied I fall once more, where I have died [Outro – Whispered/Growled] The altar of false light... It’s taking me...