[Instrumental Intro: echoing bells, slow drums, chanting monks]
Shadows move beneath the cross,
Echoes whisper through the halls.
Faith forged in silence,
And silence hides it all.
[Verse 1]
In the heart of the church, they wait unseen,
Brothers in hoods where no eyes gleam.
Their vows are carved in flesh and stone,
They serve the light… from the dark alone.
[Chorus – Gregorian Choir Overlay]
Domine, salva animam meam,
Forgive the sins we can’t proclaim.
Under the crown, under the flame,
The holy blade bears no name.
[Verse 2]
Hands of mercy, hands that kill,
Bound by scripture, bound by will.
A thousand prayers to mask the crime,
They bleed for heaven — one more time.
[Bridge – Spoken, deep and slow]
“They move when the candles die.
They speak when angels cry.
Faith is their weapon, silence their creed.”
[Guitar Solo – emotional peak, soaring and mournful]
[Final Chorus – choir and guitar in unison]
Lux aeterna… requiem sanguinis!
Light eternal, wash the sin away.
We are the ghosts that guard the crown,
The faithless faithful, who never pray.
[Outro – fading chant and tolling bell]
Amen…