Cathedral of Damned

[Intro] Pipe organs wail 'neath vaulted spires Stained glass bleeds the dying fire Incense curls where shadows breed The altar waits, the dark decreed [Verse 1] Gargoyle eyes pierce the velvet gloom Stone fingers claw the tomb of doom Roses bled on the marble floor Where the ancient rites implore Candles bow to the obsidian throne Victorian lace on bones of stone Chant echoes through the ribbed abyss The ritual hums, the night's abyss [Chorus] In the cathedral of the damned We raise our fists to the raven's command Black altar burns, the old gods awake Gothic steel and the dark's sharp stake In the cathedral of the damned We sing our hymns where the cold winds stand Stained glass shatters, the ritual's done The metal screams 'til the dawn is won [Verse 2] Pointed arches scrape the moon's pale throat Pillars groan with a thousand ghosts Rosette windows bleed the crimson hue Where the faithful kneel to the blackened truth Lace collars fray on the priestess's gown Her voice cuts through the thunder's crown She calls the names from the crypt below Where the serpent sleeps and the poppies grow [Chorus] In the cathedral of the damned We raise our fists to the raven's command Black altar burns, the old gods awake Gothic steel and the dark's sharp stake In the cathedral of the damned We sing our hymns where the cold winds stand Stained glass shatters, the ritual's done The metal screams 'til the dawn is won [Bridge] Pipe organs crash with a metallic roar The floor cracks open, the abyss pours We dance on bones of the holy and the brave In the church where the wicked are saved No light, no hope, just the sound of the axe We carve our faith in the wax and the racks The altar crumbles, the saints take flight We own the night, we own the night [Outro] Spires fade into the void's embrace The last chord dies in the ash and the grace The cathedral breathes, a hollow heart We leave our souls in the dark, in the dark