Second Thessalonians

[Verse]
The air grows thin in the city of the saints
A flicker of doubt where the spirit faints
Letters of fire from a distant hand
To a weary tribe in a lawless land
You stand in the shadow of the rising storm
While the heart of the world begins to deform
Hold to the lineage, hold to the breath
In the face of the silence, in the face of death!

[Verse]
Bound in the chains of a forged decree
They tremble at shadows they cannot see
But the truth is a pillar, the word is a blade
Do not be shaken, do not be afraid
For the power that restrains is starting to yield
The harvest of darkness is ripe in the field
From the throne of the temple, the lie will ascend
But the fire of the glory will bring the end!

[Pre-Chorus]
The mystery of lawlessness is working in the deep
While the watchers stumble and the shepherds sleep
The heavens are peeling, the fabric is torn
The son of perdition is waiting for dawn!

[Chorus]
For that day shall not come, unless there first appear
The falling away, and the one we should fear.
The man of sin, the son of perdition revealed,
By whose dark arrival the fate shall be sealed.
Who opposes and lifts up his throne on the height,
Above all called God or that shines with His light.

[Bridge]
Stand fast.
Hold the traditions.
Whether by word.
Or by our epistle.

[Verse 3]
The bread of the idle is the rot of the soul
In the sweat of the brow we are rendered whole
Withdraw from the brother who walks out of line
Who mocks the decree and the ancient design
Yet count him no enemy, call him a friend
A warning of mercy before the descend
For the peace of the Lord is a shadowless light
In a world fast-descending to bottomless night!

[Chorus]
For that day shall not come, unless there first appear
The falling away, and the one we should fear.
The man of sin, the son of perdition revealed,
By whose dark arrival the fate shall be sealed.
Who opposes and lifts up his throne on the height,
Above all called God or that shines with His light.

[Chorus]
For that day shall not come, unless there first appear
The falling away, and the one we should fear.
The man of sin, the son of perdition revealed,
By whose dark arrival the fate shall be sealed.
Who opposes and lifts up his throne on the height,
Above all called God or that shines with His light.

[Outro]
Brightness of His coming!
The lawless one is broken!
Brightness of His coming!
The letters are sealed in blood!
Comfort your hearts!
Establish your way!
Before the fire of the coming day!
Final crash of drums and a fading, distorted feedback loop.

cinematic Gothic Doom Metal with a deep baritone gravelly male vocal with a dark delivery and catchy melodic chorus