Hollow Empire

[Intro – whispered with eerie synths]  
All your walls… built to fall.  

[Verse 1 – Screamed, brutal]  
You raised a castle out of broken bones  
Crowned yourself on a hollow throne  
Every promise carved in blood and lies  
Now your kingdom crumbles before my eyes  
I see the cracks in your golden walls  
Your empire burns as the curtain falls  
Every soul you used, every trust you broke  
Will haunt you now in the flames and smoke  

[Pre-Chorus – clean vocals with grit]  
You thought you’d rule forevermore  
But your ashes stain the floor  

[Chorus – soaring clean vocals with backing screams]  
This hollow empire falls tonight  
Your crown of lies consumed in firelight  
You built your reign on stolen pride  
Now there’s no place for you to hide  
This hollow empire, doomed to break  
I’ll watch it fall for every scar you made  

[Verse 2 – Screamed, heavier]  
You wore deception like a sacred crown  
But I’ll be the one to tear it down  
Every brick is soaked in pain  
Every stone remembers your name  
You thought your throne could never end  
But I’ll stand stronger in the end  
This is the cost of your deceit  
Your kingdom dies beneath my feet  

[Breakdown – guttural screams, chugs]  
(HOLLOW!)  
No gods, no kings, no fucking throne  
(EMPIRE!)  
Your reign is dust, you’re all alone  

[Final Chorus – clean/screamed fusion, epic]  
This hollow empire falls tonight  
Your crown of lies consumed in firelight  
You built your reign on stolen pride  
Now there’s no place for you to hide  
This hollow empire, doomed to break  
I’ll watch it fall for every scar you made  

[Outro – whispered with reverb]  
Your empire’s gone…  
And I’m still standing.  

post-hardcore, metalcore, 165 BPM, Asking Alexandria style, heavy distorted guitars, screamed verses with soaring clean