[Verse 1]
Teeth in my throat
Blood on my knees
I was the monster
Empires tried to leash
Burned in the sun
Chained to a name
Gun in my hand
But I remember the fangs
[Chorus]
I am the night they thought they buried
Crimson future
Buried past
Every coffin that they carried
Falls apart
The nails don’t last
I wear the cross like a curse I swallowed
Walk through fire
Never ask
I am the blade that the dark still follows
Crimson future
Buried past
[Verse 2]
Hunted the hunters
Laughing in red
Countless faces
Staring from my head
Orders and collars
Paper and wax
But under the gloves
These hands don’t forget
[Chorus]
I am the night they thought they buried
Crimson future
Buried past
Every coffin that they carried
Falls apart
The nails don’t last
I wear the cross like a curse I swallowed
Walk through fire
Never ask
I am the blade that the dark still follows
Crimson future
Buried past
[Bridge]
[Guitars drop to eerie clean arpeggios]
How many lives
Did I rip out just to feel alive
How many eyes
Still burning holes in my back at night
(Still here… still here)
I drink their screams
(Still here… still here)
I choke on dreams
[Breakdown]
Let the hounds run wild (hey!)
Tear through time and bone
Every sin I’ve piled
Builds my iron throne
Point your faith at me
I don’t flinch
Don’t bow
I was hell before your hell
Look at me now (look at me now)
[Chorus]
I am the night they thought they buried
Crimson future
Buried past
Every coffin that they carried
Falls apart
The nails don’t last
I wear the cross like a curse I swallowed
Walk through fire
Never ask
I am the blade that the dark still follows
Crimson future
Buried past