Verse 1 The walls are bleeding memories, Ashes whisper names we lost. Marching shadows carry orders, Paid in flesh, but never cost. The sky is cracked with dying prayers, Echoes carved in iron rain. I can hear the world collapsing— Step by step, in perfect pain. Pre-Chorus And every truth we tried to shelter Burns beneath the boots of kings. Justice crawls with broken fingers, Begging for forgotten sins. Chorus Welcome to the empire of the hollow— Where the dead still lead the blind. Where the angels choke in silence, And no god remains to find. In the empire of the hollow— We are crowns of rust and bone. If salvation ever mattered, Why are we still marching on? Verse 2 The children draw their borders In the dust of nameless graves. Leaders feed on whispered promises, Turning soldiers into slaves. The drums of fate are shaking heaven, Tearing light from every star. Tell me—who decides the verdict When we’ve all become the scar? Pre-Chorus And every vow we swore to honor Sinks beneath the flooding lies. Hope is just a dying lantern Fading from a million eyes. Chorus Welcome to the empire of the hollow— Where the dead still lead the blind. Where the angels choke in silence, And no god remains to find. In the empire of the hollow— We are crowns of rust and bone. If salvation ever mattered, Why are we still marching on? Bridge No more prophets. No more warnings. Only smoke where truth once stood. We are writing our apocalypse In the ledger of our blood. Final Chorus Welcome to the empire of the hollow— Where tomorrow never came. Where the earth forgets its heartbeat, And the fire learns our name. In the empire of the hollow— We are ghosts that won’t let go. And the price of our surrender Is the only truth we know.
