[Intro]
(Quiet, pulsating church organs with distant tolling bell, whispered choir)
Secretum... Secretum... In tenebris...
[Verse 1]
Behind the altar's shadow, where the candlelight dies slow
A hidden door in silence, only chosen ones may know
Your name upon my lips, a forbidden prayer I speak
In the chapel of desire, where the strong devour the weak
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the breath upon your skin, cold as midnight's sigh
Whispered vows that bind us, no one hears your cry
Closer now, the veil descends, surrender what is true
I keep your darkest secret… deep inside of you
[Chorus]
Secret of the crimson veil
Burning in the night, too sweet to ever fail
Secret of the crimson veil – hallelujah
Hidden in your soul, where no light can prevail
I taste your sin, I drink your fear
The secret stays forever here
[Verse 2]
Your confession in the dark, on silk and sacred ground
Every tremble of your body makes the most unholy sound
Cross and claw entwined as one, in ecstasy we kneel
What the saints would damn forever, only we know how to feel
[Pre-Chorus]
Touch the edge of grace and fall, let the shadows consume
In this rite of flesh and spirit, we defy the tomb
No salvation waiting, just the fire we pursue
I hold your deepest secret… in spite of you
[Chorus]
Secret of the crimson veil
Burning in the night, too sweet to ever fail
Secret of the crimson veil – hallelujah
Hidden in your soul, where no light can prevail
I taste your sin, I drink your fear
The secret stays forever here
[Bridge]
(Building choir with low growls)
Agnus Dei… qui tollis peccata
Mea culpa… in aeterna nox
No forgiveness, no escape
Only pleasure in the sin we keep
[Final Chorus]
Secret of the crimson veil
(Secret of the crimson veil)
Burning in the night, our forbidden tale
(Our forbidden tale)
Secret of the crimson veil – hallelujah
Buried in your veins, behind the sacred veil
(Buried in your veins)
I guard your shame, I keep your thrill
The secret lives… and always will
(Fade out with whisper: Secretum… secretum… in te…)
