[Intro – Deep male choir, slow chant] Dies obscura… Nox aeterna… Vox in tenebris… Mors vigilat… [Verse 1 – Solemn Baritone] Where the blackened towers pierce the sky, And the ravens circle, waiting to fly, An ancient cathedral stands alone, Built from the sorrow of flesh and bone. The doors are sealed, the candles burn, And nameless spirits twist and turn. Beneath the altar, beneath the stone, A forgotten god awaits its throne. [Chant – Male Choir] Hear the bells! Hear the bells! From the depths where darkness dwells! Hear the bells! Hear them cry! For the living and those who die! [Verse 2 – Deep Lead Vocal] The monks have vanished without a trace, Their shadows remain in the empty place. Their voices rise from the crypt below, In words no living soul should know. The stained-glass saints have turned their eyes, The holy water has run dry. And when the final candle dies, The ancient one will surely rise. [Chant – Layered Male Choir] Nox aeterna… Umbrae surgunt… Vox damnatorum… Tenebrae veniunt… [Bridge – Whispered Chant] No light shall enter. No soul shall rest. The bells are calling. The night is blessed. [Final Chant – Full Choir] Hear the bells! Hear the bells! From the depths where darkness dwells! Hear the bells! Hear them cry! Let the stars fall from the sky! [Outro – Deep Bass Chant] The gate is open. The watch is done. The night is endless. The dark has won. [End – Cathedral bells reverberating into silence]
