[Intro - Ambient reverb, palm muted distorted guitar riff] [Verse 1] I’ve been crawling through the silence again, Looking for a god that forgives my sins. Every prayer just fades in decay, Every promise just rots away. [Pre-Chorus] You say there’s light beyond the grave, But all I see are souls to save. [Chorus] I’m hanging from a hollow cross, Belief is bleeding, I count the cost. The truth is buried where faith once lay, And the dark keeps calling my name. [Verse 2] I see the saints with broken eyes, Their tears are mirrors of the lies. You built your heaven on bones and fear, But I can’t feel your presence here. [Pre-Chorus] If love is blind, then faith is chained, And I can’t breathe beneath the pain. [Chorus] I’m hanging from a hollow cross, Belief is bleeding, I count the cost. The truth is buried where faith once lay, And the dark keeps calling my name. [Break - Heavy instrumental riff with palm-muted chugs, slow tempo, dark ambience] [Break] Let the strings decay... Let the light fade away... [Melodic Interlude - Clean guitar reverb leads + haunting bass line] [Melodic Interlude] [Bridge] Am I the sinner, or the betrayed? A ghost of reason, bound by faith. If God’s the light, then where’s my dawn? I’ve been praying, but He’s gone. [Final Chorus] I’m hanging from a hollow cross, My faith is broken, my hope is lost. If heaven’s waiting, I’ll walk away, ‘Cause the dark keeps calling my name. [Outro - Clean echo guitar fading into darkness] The hollow cross remains...
