Ashes of the Faithful

[Intro – Slow Strings + Choir Lament] (Choir) Ashes… ashes… fall… [Verse 1 – Twilight] We gave our all… we stood our ground… Now silence is the only sound If this is where the light must fade… Then let it shine… in what we gave… [Verse 2 – Celestia] You fought with strength I can’t deny But strength alone will never guide You held to hope that could not last A fragile echo of the past [Pre-Chorus] (Twilight) Then let me fall… but let it mean… (Celestia) You will not fade… you will be seen… [Chorus – Heavy, Slow] Ashes of the faithful burn A lesson all must come to learn If harmony cannot remain Then it becomes a source of pain [Verse 3 – Twilight (Fading)] If they remember… let them know… We tried to stop what you’d become… [Verse 4 – Celestia (Cold Mercy)] And they will see… and they will learn… Why I must let the old world burn… [Pre-Chorus – Final Exchange] (Twilight) This isn’t peace… (Celestia) This is control… [Chorus – Final, Crushing] Ashes fall where hope once stood Where trust once lived, misunderstood If all must break to make it right… Then I will end this endless fight [Bridge – Choir + Magical Surge] (Choir) Bind… seal… silence the flame… (Choir) Erase… rewrite… the name… [Climax – Twilight Sealed] (Twilight – fading, distant) Friendship… will… return… (Celestia – whisper) Not in this world… [Outro – Empty, Echoing] (Choir, faint) Ashes… ashes…