Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Ash on the altar Wax on the blade Names carved in leather All of them frayed [Verse 1] I walked through a hall made of portraits Eyes burned in their frames as I passed Every regret was a doorway I counted them all like cracks in glass Old prayers pinned up on the rafters Dust clung to each tattered line I traced every word with my fingers And felt how I’d wasted my time [Chorus] This is the misery Crown made of quietly broken dreams Thorns made of “almost ” “maybe ” and “seems” I wear it willingly ’Cause every scar is a map of me I rise from the weight of the misery (the misery, the misery) [Verse 2] Clock in the corner kept ticking But never advanced past the fall Frozen at five after heartbreak Its rust was a rusted gospel You said that the truth would redeem us Then buried it under your fear I opened the box in the cellar And found my own voice in there [Chorus] This is the misery Crown made of quietly broken dreams Thorns made of “almost ” “maybe ” and “seems” I wear it willingly ’Cause every scar is a map of me I rise from the weight of the misery (the misery, the misery) [Bridge] [Choir and guitars surge in odd-meter] If every chain is a chapter Will I reach an honest end? If every lie is a ladder Will it finally let me descend? I turn I turn Through the circles I designed I burn I burn Till the shadows fall behind [Chorus] This is the misery Crown made of quietly broken dreams Thorns made of “almost ” “maybe ” and “seems” I wear it willingly ’Cause every scar is a map of me I rise from the weight of the misery ’Cause buried beneath that shattered sea A brighter blade is forging me (out of the misery, the misery)
Tags
metal, Epic power/symphonic/prog metal ballad; starts with lone piano and distant choirs, then swells into double-time drums, galloping bass, and soaring distorted guitars. Verses stay half-time with male vocals, orchestral strings, and clean arpeggios; chorus explodes with stacked harmonies, cymbal swells, and melodic lead guitar. Middle section shifts into odd-meter riff and cinematic choir before final key-lift chorus., progressive metal, power metal, symphonic metal, ballad
Duration
5:38
Instrumental
No
Created
3/10/2026