[Verse 1]
(The sound of a heavy iron gate creaking open. A low, vibrating bass note starts.)
In the deep underworld,
That’s where I met Beelzebub.
I've been lost, I've been cursed,
I'm probably banned from church.
[Chorus]
(The music opens up into a wide, cavernous sound with a haunting choir.)
City of shadows, looking for my hollow,
Lump in my throat, it's getting hard to swallow.
City of shadows, where misery's normal,
Demons all sing a choral to warm up—I'm scared, bud.
[Verse 2]
Monstrous faces,
And plenty of phases.
Umbral nightmares, dreadful and frightening.
(Music cuts to a rhythmic, ticking clock sound)
I'm looking for something I don't think I'll find,
A mysterious healing, so I’ll leave the past behind.
But I crossed the line, beneath the lies,
You'll find a broken soul with a tormented mind.
[Bridge]
(Vocals are layered and whispered from multiple directions)
I'm stealing my own life,
I dimmed my own light.
Numbing my inside,
All alone in this lugubrious night.
[Verse 3]
(The beat gets heavier—industrial drums, like hammers hitting metal)
Built a hell in my head,
Where the devil wants me dead.
Maybe I should end it all,
Before I die in my bed.
I tasted the poison,
Killed my emotions.
Got lost in a prison,
Made of illusions... (illusions...)
[Chorus]
City of shadows, looking for my hollow,
Lump in my throat, it's getting hard to swallow.
City of shadows, where misery's normal,
Demons all sing a choral to warm up—I'm scared, bud.
[Outro]
(The choir from the chorus starts to distort and slow down)
City of shadows...
I'm scared, bud...
(The iron gate from the intro slams shut. Total silence.)
EchoOfTheDoom
