[raw distortion with heavy bass, aggressive delivery, no autotune, gritty mix, high-fidelity, high-definition audio and wide stereo] [Intro Instrumental] - - - [Verse] Glass mountains glisten, swallowing the sun, Whispers coil through alleyways, nowhere to run. Gilded masks crack, but no faces remain, We laugh without voices, we cry without names. - [Pre-Chorus] A hush in the air like a ghost on a string, Caged birds sing of a kingdom they've seen. The river runs silent, thick as black ink, Washing away what we're forced not to think. - [Chorus] Hollow kingdom,( brittle throne, ) Built on silence, (carved in stone. ) A garden of quiet, (a valley of ash, ) Where history lingers (but futures collapse. ) - [Instrumental Break] - - - [Verse] The lanterns sway, but never burn bright, Fires smothered beneath the white. Walls built of paper, yet stronger than steel, A paradise sketched but never made real. - [Pre-Chorus] A hush in the air like a ghost on a string, Caged birds sing of a kingdom they've seen. The river runs silent, thick as black ink, Washing away what we're forced not to think. - [Chorus] Hollow kingdom,( brittle throne, ) Built on silence, (carved in stone. ) A garden of quiet, (a valley of ash, ) Where history lingers (but futures collapse. ) - [Instrumental Break] - - - [Bridge] The statues weep dust where the truth used to stand, Old prayers unravel like threads in the sand. We carry the weight of the smiles we wear, A pageant of ghosts in the emperor’s chair. - [Outro Chorus] Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Built on silence, (carved in stone). - Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Hollow kingdom, (brittle throne), Built on silence, (carved in stone). - [Outro Instrumental. The song dissolves into a warped, decaying drone, as if the sound itself is being erased from existence.] -