Shadows Cast in Fire

[Intro – haunting pads, whispered]  
Every shadow has a flame behind it...  
And I’m burning alive.  

[Verse 1 – screamed, intense]  
Walls collapse, but I still stand  
Ashes slip right through my hands  
Every promise was a fucking lie  
Now I scream your name into the night  
Chains you forged still scar my skin  
But I won’t let you drag me in  
I’ll tear your halo from the sky  
Watch your kingdom fucking die  

[Pre-Chorus – clean, emotional]  
You tried to keep me bound  
But I’m not breaking down  

[Chorus – soaring clean vocals + backing screams]  
Shadows cast in fire, pain I can’t ignore  
Every scar reminds me what I’m fighting for  
You took my light and left me to drown  
But I’ll rise again, you can’t hold me down  
Shadows cast in fire, burning my soul  
I’ll take back the crown you stole  

[Verse 2 – screamed, heavier]  
I bled enough to drown the sea  
Your lies still echo inside of me  
But I won’t kneel, I won’t repent  
This rage is holy, heaven-sent  
Through the smoke, I see the end  
A broken throne I’ll never mend  
Your false empire turns to ash  
I’ll watch it crumble, watch it crash  

[Breakdown – guttural screams, chugs]  
(FUCK YOUR CROWN!)  
Your fire dies, but mine remains  
(THIS IS WAR!)  
I’ll write my vengeance in your veins  

[Final Chorus – clean/screamed fusion, epic]  
Shadows cast in fire, pain I can’t ignore  
Every scar reminds me what I’m fighting for  
You took my light and left me to drown  
But I’ll rise again, you can’t hold me down  
Shadows cast in fire, burning my soul  
I’ll take back the crown you stole  

[Outro – whispered over fading guitars]  
Your throne is gone…  
And so are you.  

post-hardcore, metalcore, 165 BPM, dark and cinematic, screamed verses with clean melodic choruses, emotional,aggressive