[Intro] [Verse 1] Holy masks conceal the throne Where the righteous seeds were sown Now a bitter harvest grown Beneath the gilded, hallowed stone Whispers turn to bitter cries Behind their sainted, saintly eyes [Verse 2] Scriptures warped, a twisted tale Faith a weapon, sharp and frail Truth entombed beyond the pale While the gilded banners sail Sacrifice upon the pyre Fueled by avarice and fire [Pre-Chorus] They wrote the words, they spun the thread Of heroes living, villains dead But the silent ones, they knew The rot that festered, deep and true [Chorus] OH, THE VEIL OF SAINTED LIES! WHERE THE BLOOD BENEATH THE ALTAR DIES! SAINTS WHO WATCHED WITH SILENT STARE CONDEMNED THE SOULS BEYOND COMPARE! THEY BUILT THEIR HEAVEN ON DECEIT! OUR FAITH, THEIR CONQUEST, BITTER-SWEET! [Verse 3] Hear the word, the holy decree Truth is what we make it be Order from chaos, purity For all eternity! But the queen's blood stains the floor! [Verse 4] Such tales of weakness, heresy! A necessary sacrifice, you see! To forge a kingdom, strong and free! Your holy wars, your tyranny! [Pre-Chorus] They wrote the words, they spun the thread Of heroes living, villains dead But the silent ones, they knew The rot that festered, deep and true [Chorus] OH, THE VEIL OF SAINTED LIES! WHERE THE BLOOD BENEATH THE ALTAR DIES! SAINTS WHO WATCHED WITH SILENT STARE CONDEMNED THE SOULS BEYOND COMPARE! THEY BUILT THEIR HEAVEN ON DECEIT! OUR FAITH, THEIR CONQUEST, BITTER-SWEET! [Bridge] GUILTY! GUILTY! THE VERDICT SPOKEN! By what right, your kingdom broken? SILENT! SILENT! THE WITNESSES STAND! Bound by fear, by your command! Justice served, the truth concealed! Your hollow gospel, unrevealed! [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] OH, THE VEIL OF SAINTED LIES! WHERE THE BLOOD BENEATH THE ALTAR DIES! SAINTS WHO WATCHED WITH SILENT STARE CONDEMNED THE SOULS BEYOND COMPARE! THEY BUILT THEIR HEAVEN ON DECEIT! OUR FAITH, THEIR CONQUEST, BITTER-SWEET! [Outro]