Lady of the Damned

[Verse 1]
Cracked bells ring in the rusted tower
Ash rain chokes out the dawn
Rotting hands tear my jacket and armor
Every name I knew is gone
Broken teeth grin in the firelit alleys
Dead eyes fixed on my throat
I shove past the panic
The pleading
The bodies
Their fingers claw at my coat
[Chorus]
Here comes the Lady of the Damned
Crown of bones in her bleeding hand
She calls my name from the gallows glow
But I won’t lay down
I won’t give my soul
[Verse 2]
She walks on the backs of the crawling corpses
Perfume of grave mold and smoke
Tongue like a scripture of starving curses
Every promise a choke
She leans in close
Breath cold and hungry
Soft as a lover’s lie
Says
“Kneel in the ash and I’ll grant you mercy”
I spit that dirt in her eye (hey!)
[Chorus]
Here comes the Lady of the Damned
Crown of bones in her bleeding hand
She calls my name from the gallows glow
But I won’t lay down
I won’t give my soul
[Bridge]
Let the sky split
Let the ground shake
Let the dead rise
Let my bones break
Rip my flesh
Drink my last breath
I choose this pain over your death
[Chorus]
Here comes the Lady of the Damned
Crown of bones in her bleeding hand
She drags the world to her throne of crows
But I won’t lay down
I won’t
I won’t give my soul

metal, Crushing 90s doom metal, male vocals; slow, downtuned guitars with funereal sustain, cavernous drums, and a crawling bassline. Verses brood in a low growl, chorus soars with anguished, half-sung screams. Sparse, eerie guitar harmonies in turnarounds; bridge erupts into double-time churn before collapsing back into a massive, dragging outro., doom metal, soul