[Intro]
[Orchestral]
The throne room burns in crimson light
The windows bleed the dying night
A crown lies where the embers climb
The final debt has come through time

[Verse]
I found him by the broken throne
With blood upon the seal
Vael smiled as if the fire
Had only made him real
“The ancient rite is waking
The kingdom still can stand
One royal heart must feed it
Give me your willing hand”

[Pre-Chorus]
The crown beneath the fire
Sang in voices old and deep
“Pay the price, restore the walls
Or watch your people weep”

[Chorus]
The crown beneath the fire
Calls for blood again
The crown beneath the fire
Feeds on queens and men
But I have seen the faces
That no throne can desire
I will not feed the hunger
Of the crown beneath the fire

[Verse]
Kaelen entered through the smoke
With soldiers at his side
“Step away from her, traitor
Let the ancient monster die”
Vael laughed like cracking silver
“You both mistake the cost
Without a sacred sacrifice
Everything is lost”

[Pre-Chorus]
The ceiling split with thunder
The lions wept in flame
And every dead monarch
Whispered my name

[Chorus]
The crown beneath the fire
Calls for blood again
The crown beneath the fire
Feeds on queens and men
But I have seen the faces
That no throne can desire
I will not feed the hunger
Of the crown beneath the fire

[Instrumental Break]
[Battle Solo]
Blade against shadow
Steel against lie
Strings like lightning
Split the sky

[Bridge]
Vael: You are the last Aurelia
Your blood can seal the breach
Aurelia: My blood belongs to no dead law
No ghost has right to preach
Kaelen: Then break the rite forever
Choir: Then break the royal chain
Vael: Without the crown, the world will burn
Aurelia: It burns because you reign

[Breakdown]
[Heavy]
Fire on gold
Blood on stone
No more gods
Inside the throne

[Build-up]
I take the crown
From burning ground
Its metal screams
Without a sound

[Final Chorus]
The crown beneath the fire
Calls for blood again
The crown beneath the fire
Feeds on queens and men
But I have seen the faces
That no throne can desire
I will not feed the hunger
Of the crown beneath the fire

[Outro]
[Cliffhanger]
The flames bowed low
The roof gave way
Aurelia turned
Toward breaking day