Burning Down the Temple

[Verse 1]
Boots on marble
Little robes
They freeze
Tiny hands reach out
“Master
Help us
Please”
Blue glow flickers
Fear hangs in the air
He stares right through them
Like they’re not even there
[Chorus]
He burned down the temple
Chasing someone else’s crown
Traded every wide‑eyed smile
For a legend written down
He was meant to be their shelter
But he tore the promise apart
You can win the whole dark galaxy
And still lose your own heart
[Verse 2]
Names on tablets
Etched along the wall
Training sabers stacked
Never swung at all
One last question
“Master
What’s that light?”
He answers with silence
And steps into the night
[Chorus]
He burned down the temple
Chasing someone else’s crown
Traded every wide‑eyed smile
For a legend written down
He was meant to be their shelter
But he tore the promise apart
You can win the whole dark galaxy
And still lose your own heart
[Bridge]
Was it worth the ashes? (tell me)
Was it worth the screams?
All those tiny futures
Cut out of the dream
[Chorus]
He burned down the temple
Chasing someone else’s crown
Traded every wide‑eyed smile
For a legend written down
He was meant to be their shelter
But he tore the promise apart
You can win the whole dark galaxy
And still lose your own heart

Anthemic cinematic pop-rock with male vocals, big tom-driven drums and distorted guitars. Verses stay tense and syncopated over low strings; chorus explodes with soaring melody, stacked harmonies, and pounding hits. Bridge drops to sparse piano and distant choir before a final, crushing chorus.