[Intro]
[low, distant growl]
I was the first to burn
Golden halls
Turned to ash in my lungs
[Verse 1]
Crown on my head made of halos and spite
Smiling in choirs while I sharpened a knife
Led every hymn with a hand on my heart
Other hand hiding the match in the dark
Marble and glass, yeah, I studied the throne
He carved the stars, I carved one of my own
Said I was chosen, favorite son
Guess every favorite gets replaced by one
[Chorus]
Lucifer
Watch me fall, watch me rise in the fire (rise in the fire)
Kicked from the gates, I was born to conspire
Heaven drew blood when it called me a liar
Lucifer
Feathers to flame as I crash through the sky (through the sky)
You can break my wings, you can damn my name
But you’ll never kill my pride
[Verse 2]
Trumpets all blare like a court in the clouds
Chains on my wrists, angels cheering out loud
Said, “Bow your head” while they clipped my shine
I laughed in their faces, “That light was mine”
I bled gold dust on the ivory floor
Every bright saint stepped back from the gore
He said, “My son, you forget who made you”
I said, “Creator, look what I made too”
[Chorus]
Lucifer
Watch me fall, watch me rise in the fire (rise in the fire)
Kicked from the gates, I was born to conspire
Heaven drew blood when it called me a liar
Lucifer
Feathers to flame as I crash through the sky (through the sky)
You can break my wings, you can damn my name
But you’ll never kill my pride
[Bridge]
[growls]
Tore out my halo, bent it to fangs
Bit through the order, spat out the chains
If being holy means crawling and blind
Then curse your kingdom, I’ll build mine
I was the mirror you smashed in your fear
I am the echo you choke when I’m near
You threw me down just to cover your fault
I hit the earth
And I turned it to vaults
[Chorus]
Lucifer
Watch me fall, watch me rise in the fire (rise in the fire)
Kicked from the gates, I was born to conspire
Heaven drew blood when it called me a liar
Lucifer
Feathers to flame as I crash through the sky (through the sky)
Cast from your light, carved my name in the night
Now the fallen stand upright
[Outro]
[whisper-growl]
I lost your heaven
Kept my throne
Call me devil
I call it home