Verse 1
I wore the crown of heaven’s flame
Carried the law, bore all the blame
Six wings burning in the sky
Till mercy made the angels lie
They called me sin, they called me weak
For hearing mortals when they speak
So they carved my halo down
And watched me bleed without a sound
Pre-Chorus
From the throne to the void below
They sealed my fate, they let me go
Chorus
I was betrayed by the light
Cast out of heaven, born into night
I still hear the choir cry
But I won’t kneel to a god who lies
I was betrayed by the light
Chains on my soul, fire in my eyes
If mercy is the cost of war
Then I’ll burn heaven to the core
Verse 2
Judicator in my hands
Forged from broken holy lands
Every soul they tried to erase
Now screams my name in every place
Blackened wings across the storm
I am what they can’t control
If this is hell, I’ll wear the crown
And drag their false throne to the ground
Pre-Chorus 2
I stand between the damned and pure
The judge they can’t silence anymore
Chorus
I was betrayed by the light
Cast out of heaven, born into night
I still hear the choir cry
But I won’t kneel to a god who lies
I was betrayed by the light
Chains on my soul, fire in my eyes
If mercy is the cost of war
Then I’ll burn heaven to the core
Bridge (Choir / Whispered)
(Latin-style chant)
Lux mendax, ignis verus
(False light, true fire)
Exsurgam, non cado
(I rise, I do not fall)
Breakdown
You broke my wings
You stole my name
Now I am wrath
I am the flame
Final Chorus (Double)
I was betrayed by the light
No god above, no fear inside
Let the sky fall, let it burn
I’ll be the lesson heaven learns
I was betrayed by the light
From severed wings I rise and fight
If mercy is the cost of war
Then I’ll burn heaven to the core
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