[Intro] [Instrumental] I remember velvet hallways Whispers dressed in porcelain Every smile dipped in mercy Every kindness paper-thin They called fear a form of justice Called their silence noble grace But I saw it in the shadows Every door slammed in my face [Verse 1] Silver torches, colder glances Every verdict carved in stone They decided what I’d become Long before I stood alone Tried to walk the line between them Grey where black and white collide But they only see in daggers So they pushed me to a side [Pre-Chorus] If the world demands a monster If redemption has a cost Then I’ll wear the shape they gave me I am done with being lost [Chorus] You were the hands that built the throne Every scar became the frame Now a crown of blackened glass Burns eternal with my name You can call it dark ascension You can curse the path I chose But you forged me in your fire I’m the shadow that you wrote [Intense Saxophone Solo] [Verse 2] Marble promises went hollow Holy words dissolved in rain Every prayer for understanding Echoed back as sharpened blame I was never born your tyrant Never carved from ancient sin But you needed something wicked So you buried me within [Pre-Chorus 2] Now the mirror’s cracked and bleeding And the boy you knew is gone In the silence of your judgment Something colder carries on [Chorus] You were the hands that built the throne Every wound became a flame Now a crown of blackened glass Shines eternal with my name You can kneel or you can hate me You can beg the sky to fall But the world you built from fear Is the world that made me all [Saxophone and Trumpet Duo] [Bridge] I can hear the choirs breaking Hear the old illusions scream All the saints you carved from marble Were just ghosts of what could be If the light refused to hold me If your mercy turned to stone Then I’ll rise beyond your heaven And I’ll build one of my own [Final Chorus] You were the hands that built the throne Every lie became my wings Now a crown of shattered midnight Marks the ending of your kings No more boy inside the serpent No more mercy left to give You were terrified of shadows Now behold the dark you lived [Dark, Slow Saxophone Solo] [Outro] Let the stained glass fall to embers Let the old world turn to dust Every prayer you never answered Now dissolves into my trust I was never born a villain I was never heaven-sent I became the thing you feared The moment that you turned me into it [Instrumental]
