[Intro] [Church Bells] Bells above the burning city Bells above the screams Gold and smoke and shattered pity Wake us from our dreams [Verse] The tunnels opened under midnight The guards were bought with wine The traitor’s seal in blackened silver Glittered like a sign No army broke the outer rampart No thunder split the gate The city died from hidden doorways And hands we trusted late [Pre-Chorus] I ran through streets of falling sparks My crown a ring of fire The people called my name in fear Not worship, not desire [Chorus] Bells above the burning city Toll for all we could not save Bells above the burning city Sing above the open grave Every tower, every prayer Every throne room choked with flame Bells above the burning city Call the guilty by their name [Verse] The People’s Choir cried in alleys With soot upon their tongues “Our sons are buried under banners Our daughters die so young” Kaelen’s army reached the market And stopped before the dead He saw no glory in the conquest Only roses burning red [Pre-Chorus] Vael stood high in palace shadow Calm as winter rain And whispered, “Chaos needs a ruler Order follows pain” [Chorus] Bells above the burning city Toll for all we could not save Bells above the burning city Sing above the open grave Every tower, every prayer Every throne room choked with flame Bells above the burning city Call the guilty by their name [Instrumental Break] [Fast Guitar Solo] Sparks like arrows Choirs like storms Drums like rooftops Breaking forms [Bridge] I saw the bakery split open I saw the old bridge fall I saw a mother hold a cradle With no child left at all No prophecy had shown the faces No court had named the cost A kingdom is not marble towers A kingdom is the lost [Breakdown] [Shouted Choir] Open the gates Carry the weak No more silence Let them speak [Build-up] I tear the jewels From my sleeves I run where smoke No longer breathes [Final Chorus] Bells above the burning city Toll for all we could not save Bells above the burning city Sing above the open grave Every tower, every prayer Every throne room choked with flame Bells above the burning city Call the guilty by their name [Outro] [Choir] Bells above the burning city Bells above the screams Gold and smoke and shattered pity Burn away our dreams