Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me

[Verse 1]
Stone in my chest
Ash on my tongue
Kneeling in dust
Where my cradle once hung
Name on a gate
Scratched out in rust
Every prayer I ever whispered
Crumbled into dust
[Chorus]
Father
Why have you forsaken me
Left me screaming at the sky I cannot see
Tore the halo from my memory
Burned your shadow out of every dream
Father
Why have you forsaken me
I was your lamb
Now I bare my teeth
If you won’t answer when I bleed
I’ll learn to rise on broken wings
[Verse 2]
Blood on the floor
Same old war
You taught me silence
As a holy sword
Now I hear echoes
In the cracks of the wall
Your empty chair staring back
As the darkness crawls
[Chorus]
Father
Why have you forsaken me
Left me screaming at the sky I cannot see
Tore the halo from my memory
Burned your shadow out of every dream
Father
Why have you forsaken me
I was your lamb
Now I bare my teeth
If you won’t answer when I bleed
I’ll learn to rise on broken wings
[Bridge]
Did you ever say my name
When the bottle hit your hand
Did you ever feel the flame
When I broke
When I ran
I was begging for a word
You were buried in your sleep
Now I carve my own commandments
In the armor of my grief (hey!)
[Chorus]
Father
Why have you forsaken me
Left me screaming at the sky I cannot see
Tore the halo from my memory
Burned your shadow out of every dream
Father
Why have you forsaken me
Hear me howl from the gallows beam
If you won’t answer when I bleed
Watch me ascend on broken wings

metal, Epic power/speed metal ballad: starts with clean arpeggiated guitars and male vocals, then kicks into galloping double-kick drums, tight palm-muted riffs, and soaring harmonized leads. Verses stay tense and minor-key; chorus explodes with wide chords, stacked vocal harmonies, and halftime snare for maximum drama. Bridge brings a darker, choral feel with tom-heavy drums, then a shredding guitar solo launches into a final triumphant chorus., ballad, speed metal, power metal