[Verse 1] Candles drip on rusted stone Ashes gather in my throat Sky cracks open Red and gold Every secret dressed in smoke Iron angels scrape the clouds Scales hang heavy Swinging slow Hear my name in hollow sound From a tongue I do not know [Chorus] On judgment day The ink is bleeding In the book of death they turn my page Every lie Every vow I twisted Burns in black and silver flames On judgment day My scars are reading Like a hymn of fear and rage If I fade Let the spine keep shaking In the book of death In the book of death Where my shadow has no cage [Verse 2] Pages flutter Storm of bones Every sin a sharpened word Faces staring out of dust Every promise that I burned Chains of days I threw away Clatter on the marble floor See my younger ghost there shaking Hammered to the courtroom door [Chorus] On judgment day The ink is bleeding In the book of death they turn my page Every lie Every vow I twisted Burns in black and silver flames On judgment day My scars are reading Like a hymn of fear and rage If I fade Let the spine keep shaking In the book of death In the book of death Where my shadow has no cage [Bridge] [Drums drop to half-time Guitars grind low] Write me out or write me over (hey!) Let the letters crack and peel If this is the final chapter Let me carve the last word real Crowds of halos Crowns of thorns All their fingers point like spears I raise my voice against the thunder “I was more than all my fears!” (yeah) [Chorus] On judgment day The ink is bleeding In the book of death they slam my page Every wound I tried to hide is shining Through the dark like molten chains On judgment day The fire is feeding On my grief and on my hate If I burn Let the cover splinter Tear the book of death in half And I’ll walk beyond that gate

rock, Hybrid heavy/thrash/speed metal ballad: clean arpeggiated guitars and tom-heavy drums in the verses, exploding into double-time chugs and tremolo-picked riffs in the choruses. Male vocals start melodic with a gritty edge, then flip to soaring belts and harsh shouts on key lines. Big halftime breakdown on the bridge with gang vocals, then a blistering tempo ramp for the final chorus; lead guitar weaves mournful bends and rapid-fire runs throughout., thrash metal, metal, hard rock, ballad, speed metal

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