[Verse 1]
Black crown
Cold iron on my brow
Dust on the banners
All my ghosts are bowing now
Gothic spires
Scratching at a blood-red sky
Wardens in the shadows
Swear they’d rather burn than lie
[Pre-Chorus]
I was born in a cradle of cinders
Half-remembered
Half-unnamed
Every blessing on my tongue turned bitter
Every prayer just fed the flame
[Chorus]
I sit on the throne of the undying
Touched by darkness
I stop trying
To pretend there’s a heaven for my kind
Dracula’s echo in my veins colliding
With a heartbeat I keep hiding
Half-human
Half-hunger
Half-divine
This secret kingdom
Bleeds and belongs to me
[Verse 2]
Wolves kneel
Fur matted with the rain
Witches draw circles
In the dust of old remains
Dhampir eyes
Silver in the torchlit hall
I’m the heir and the omen
I’m the whisper in the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
Every curse is a vow that I’m keeping
Every star is a nail in the night
If I’m damned
Then I’ll rule while I’m sinking
Let the dark be my birthright
[Chorus]
I sit on the throne of the undying
Touched by darkness
I stop trying
To pretend there’s a heaven for my kind
Dracula’s echo in my veins colliding
With a heartbeat I keep hiding
Half-human
Half-hunger
Half-divine
This secret kingdom
Bleeds and belongs to me
[Bridge]
Who will stand
When the sun forgets my name? (oh)
Who will guard
Every gate of ash and flame?
Wardens
My wolves
My broken choir
Swear your teeth
Your blood
Your fire
[Chorus]
I sit on the throne of the undying
Touched by darkness
I stop trying
To pretend there’s a heaven for my kind
Dracula’s echo in my veins colliding
With a heartbeat I keep hiding
Half-human
Half-hunger
Half-divine
This secret kingdom
Bleeds and belongs to me
This secret kingdom
Rises when the world can’t see