[Intro] [ethereal female vocalizing, atmospheric synth pads] (Ooh...) [Verse 1] [male baritone vocals, piano and strings enter] At the very end of my life When I was certain I was meant to die There was no ray of light, no fire left to reach my eyes Only night, endless night Pure darkness swallowing my sight [Pre-Chorus] [staccato strings, building percussion] And then I heard a sound A distant sound beneath the ground The march of the hound [Chorus] [full band enters, distorted guitars, driving drums] I heard them coming through the dead of night An army born from darkness marching in perfect time Their banners black, their armor cold No mercy left, no hand to hold They came to claim the life of the fallen To drag the defeated into the dark [Post-Chorus] [male and female vocal harmonies] We come from the shadows, we rise where the light has died No soul escapes the darkness, no man outruns the night [Verse 2] [strings and bass continue, drums drop to half-time] And I could hear them closer and closer Their footsteps shaking the bones beneath my feet The army of the dark has come to claim its prize [Bridge] [orchestral brass swells, double-kick drums] March through the ashes! March through the night! Until the last flame dies and take his life! (Take his life!) [Chorus] [high tenor male vocals, operatic female backing] No light, no mercy, no salvation Only darkness and the sound of their procession! [Outro] [orchestral strings, fading male vocals] I saw the shadows, I felt their presence And then I was the next [full band hit] March of the night! March of the night! [final orchestral swell, abrupt silence]
