The Weight of the Ascent - Hell to Heaven [ Verse 1: Male Vocals ] Sulfur breath. Black depth. Walls of frozen lead. Iron grip. Hard earth. Echoes of the dead. High above, a needle's eye of silver glows. Down below, the heavy silence starts to close. [ Chorus 1: Male and Female Duet ] The weight of the climb is the price of the soul. To break from the deep, make the spirit whole. The distance is vast and the shadows are wide. But truth is the fire we carry inside. [ Verse 2: Female Vocals ] Sharp glass. Blood glass. Walls of obsidian. Torn grip. Slipping. Past the meridian. The ledge turns to powder as gravity pulls. The darkness is hungry, the cavern is full. [ Chorus 2: Male and Female Duet ] The weight of the climb is the price of the soul. To break from the deep, make the spirit whole. The distance is vast and the shadows are wide. But truth is the fire we carry inside. [ Bridge: Male and Female Duet ] Brittle iron. SNAP. Heavy shackles. CRACK. Reaching high. Higher. Fingers graze the gold. Pure dawn. White heat. The first ray stings. The descent is over. [ Verse 3: Male Vocals ] White feather. Scorched path. Resting on the coal. Fresh air. Cold ozone. Washing clean the soul. The sulfur fades as the iron gates part. Celestial presence warms the beating heart. [ Final Chorus: Male and Female Duet ] The weight of the climb was the making of the soul. We broke from the deep, made the spirit whole. The distance is gone and the shadows are thin. The light of the heavens is burning within. [ Outro: Female Vocals ] Golden gates. Iron gone. Open sky. Home at last.
