[Intro]
[church bells tolling
Distant choir]
Trumpets cry over twilight
Harp threads gold through the gloom
Footsteps echo in heaven
One shadow crosses the room
[Verse 1]
First light on the throne of glory
Crowned in fire
The morning star
Silver wings
But a burning question
"Why his name above all ours?"
Jealous eyes on the chosen brother
Every hymn cuts like a blade
All that pride in a gilded mirror
Cracks in paradise he made
[Pre-Chorus]
Heaven shakes as his halo trembles
Thunder answers every breath
Choirs rise
But his voice is breaking
Trading wonder
For a covenant with death
[Chorus]
Fallen angel
Tear your crown from the sky
You were singing with the saints
Now you swear they'll all bow or die
Fallen angel
Turned your worship to war
You were brightest of the bright
Now you curse the very name you adored
[Verse 2]
Gold streets feel like chains beneath him
Every "holy" feels like scorn
Sees the Son in the center shining
Swears that light should be his own
So he roars
"I will climb above him
Set my throne on higher flame"
Heaven gasps as the swords are lifted
One last look
Then he spits the Savior's name
[Pre-Chorus]
Pianos ring like a shattered altar
Violins bleed through the sky
Trumpets flare as the gates swing open
And the choir
Sings a thunderous goodbye
[Chorus]
Fallen angel
Tear your crown from the sky
You were singing with the saints
Now you swear they'll all bow or die
Fallen angel
Turned your worship to war
You were brightest of the bright
Now you curse the very name you adored
[Bridge]
[tempo surges
Choir and band collide]
From "holy
Holy" to hollow laughter
From first in beauty to last in peace
He claws the throne in his imagination
Builds a kingdom
Out of broken beliefs
He takes the name that means accuser
Wears it proudly like a scar
"Let him keep his heaven and his mercy
I will reign
In the ruins and the dark" (woah)
[Chorus]
Fallen angel
Tear your crown from the sky
You were singing with the saints
Now you swear they'll all bow or die
Fallen angel
Now your glory is gone
You were brother to the Light
Now you swear you'll drag the world along
[Outro]
[choir and bells
Tempo half-time]
Angel choir
A trembling echo
Church bells fade into ash
Once he burned at the heart of heaven
Now he waits
In the shadow of his wrath