[Verse 1]

Slaves to the curse, rotting away

No memories to sustain

Everything ends

Drifting further from life

Embers will fade

[Pre-Chorus]

In the pantheon of old

I'll find my place

I'll ascend to snuff the light

Usurping the fire

[Chorus]

What rises may fade

The spread of the dark begins

Seeking its vessels

The flame would be its bane

I covet the throne

[Verse 2]

The brighter the flame the deeper the shadow

Such is the way

Free from death, left to wander forever

Inherit fire

[Chorus]

What rises may fade

The spread of the dark began

Seeking its vessels

The flame would be its bane

[Post-Chorus]

The writhing ruin bearing the curse

Always searching, wanting for naught

This ghost in the mirror

A mockery masquerading as a living thing

[Bridge]

Every pound of flesh, every bleeding wretch

All have failed before to harness the truth

[Verse 3]

I'm a vessel for the dead

Their secrets are the prizes I lust

Knowledge of demise from the minds of the wise

We've lost but will soon see

For my faith lies in ruins

[Guitar solo]

[Outro]

Let the dark be cast upon the world

Wasted to death by sloth

The might of the tempest

For he who lets the light die out