Custodes in Tenebris

[Intro]
Vox in ruina
umbrae stant
sub columnae fractae
oculi ardentes
[Verse 1]
Cadunt filii caeli
ardent plumis ustis
Descenditis, Custodes
silent in pulvere
Saxa bibunt sussurra
nominum vetitorum
Manus tangunt terram
corrupti lumine
[Chorus]
Custodes in tenebris
ardet oculus sine somno
Custodes in tenebris
caelum fractum super domos nostras
O vos, qui videtis omnia
et iacetis in vinculis ignis
Custodes in tenebris
clamant tacita corda nostra
[Verse 2]
Docetis ferrum, flammae
carnem pingere
Filiae hominum rident
sub velo aurorum
Gigantes surgunt lente
per ossa vallium
Terra clamat sanguine
sitit memoriam
[Bridge]
Quis custodiet Custodes? (hey!)
Clamant angeli caeci
Quis iudicabit iudices?
Altare tremit
Nomen tuum, Azazel
sicut cinis in ore
Nomen tuum, Samyaza
cadit sicut pluvia ferrea
[Chorus]
Custodes in tenebris
ardet oculus sine somno
Custodes in tenebris
caelum fractum super domos nostras
O vos, qui videtis omnia
et iacetis in vinculis ignis
Custodes in tenebris
clamant tacita corda nostra
[Outro]
[Choir rises, organ swells]
Cadite, cadite
sub mare vitri
Custodes in tenebris
memoria damnata

metal, Epic death metal meets cathedral opera: male vocals, Latin growls interlaced with soaring choir. Pipe organ and tremolo-picked guitars under rolling double-kick, sub-shaking bass. Verses crush and churn; chorus explodes with luminous choral chords and tolling bells, then drops into a darker half-time stomp with dissonant strings and reverb-drenched chants., opera, death metal, latin