[Intro] I see your name etched in obsidian night Polished smile, borrowed light [Verse 1] You draped success like shrouds of silk Laughed with ghosts, sipped from gilded milk Every triumph a candle on a tomb As if no one ever bore the gloom I lingered in catacombs of our past Danced with shadows that forever last You climbed fast on fragile ground I learned what silence sounds like underground [Pre-Chorus 1] I don’t miss you — I miss the lie The hollow version that couldn’t survive [Chorus 1] You’re moving onward, upward, robed in light I stand among mausoleums of your flight I bled in crypts you never saw Forged my spine among the bones you made You float above, untouched, refined I mourn the void you abandoned [Verse 2] Your future glows like staged decay All gloss, no weight, drifting away I see the cracks beneath your gilded mask I carried truth while you performed your task Every promise fell like autumn leaves You discarded me too, then whispered “believe” I stayed to learn what endings mean You called escape the art of being clean [Pre-Chorus 2] If this is victory, keep your crown I found more wisdom standing in the ground [Chorus 2] You’re moving onward, upward, burning bright I’m still digging through the ashes of your light I won’t pretend the scars aren’t deep You razed the bridge; I mapped the grief You ascended above, I stayed behind Forged strength from what you abandoned [Bridge] Candles tremble in midnight halls Whispers coil like smoke around the grave Memory sharpens the ceremonial knife Not to bleed — but to reclaim my life I trace the ruins of what I outgrew Buried beneath, yet ever true [Solo – Guitar | slow, wailing, cathedral echo] [Chorus 3] You’re moving onward, upward — that’s your path Leaving ruins veiled in midnight’s wrath I won’t chase what hollowed out I’m still here — still clawing free You stole the air, you stole the fire I learned to breathe among funeral pyres [Chorus 4 – Outro] You’re moving onward, upward, robed in grace I stand among crypts where truth still stays No illusions, no disguise

Funeral For the Lie