[Instrumental Intro] (ohh, ohhh, ahh, ohhh) ohh, ohhh, ahh, ohhh [Verse 1] Mortals approached, Eyes hollow with longing demands etched deep. Give us your gift, they cried. Let us taste eternity as you. They desired the spark (The Spark of the Nevers) A power not meant For fragile flesh. [Pre-Chorus 1] How many can face a tidal wave and stand? How long can you hold a live flame in your hand? [Hook] Washed away by the flood Burned away by her blood Venom splinters their spine Mortal, you have crossed--the--line [Chorus] (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! [Instrumental Flourish] [Verse 2] Enraged, the mortals, Swallowed all reason. Her refusal a knife, (a knife) Trust and faith severed. Give us your power! they demanded, Make us as you, (Make us as you), or be cast aside. [Pre-Chorus 2] How long can you hold a fistful of glass? Do you think your body can truly last? [Chorus] (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never (In your sleep), they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! [Short Instrumental Lick] [Verse 3] They threw her into a furnace of filth. She swam through flame naked Naked and divine (Her divine skin) unblackened The Empress, stood before Those who dared take (Who dared take) by force. The last gift she would give **“Claim this gift"”** she spoke, “A curse to burn through soul and flesh." [Rythmic Bridge] Blind with lust they grasped, The spark tore through marrow, Smashed minds like mirrors on rock. *Monuments of imm-oh-layhshun!* [instrumental Break: virtuoso lead guitar solo] [Hook 2] Washed away in her flood Burned away by her blood Venom splinters their spine Mortal, you have crossed--the--line [Build] [Chorus] In your sleep, they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never In your sleep, they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never In your sleep, they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! [Outro] Their light, a curse that none should claim, In endless fire, they speak her name. In your sleep, they burn forever Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! Pyres of Treason, the gift of Never! (of Never!) (of Never!) (of Never!) (of Never!) [end]
