The Lanterne of Light

[Intro]
Old stone altar
Wax runs red
Harp strings shiver
Candles bend
[Verse 1]
Black book open
Pages breathe
Latin ashes
On my teeth
Iron censer
Swinging wide
Smoke draws halos
Over crime
[Pre-Chorus]
Who lit the wick
In this cursed glass?
Who turned the prayers
Into broken ash?
[Chorus]
Raise the Lanterne of Light
Let it bloom in the dark of the chapel
All the saints catch fire
As the halos unravel
Every virtue in flame
Every shadow baptized in the night
Show me all that is damned
In the Lanterne of Light (of light)
[Verse 2]
Choir stalls empty
Yet voices moan
Organ keys press
On their own
Marble statues
Crack and grin
Harps sing softly
While they sin
[Pre-Chorus]
Who marks the faithful
For the fall?
A quiet whisper
Through the wall
[Chorus]
Raise the Lanterne of Light
Let it bloom in the dark of the chapel
All the saints catch fire
As the halos unravel
Every virtue in flame
Every shadow baptized in the night
Show me all that is damned
In the Lanterne of Light (burn bright)
[Bridge]
Seven bright wounds
In a serpent crown
Seven cold thrones
Turning upside down
I drink the dusk
From a silver skull
Hear a hush
As the bell is pulled (hey!)
[Chorus]
Raise the Lanterne of Light
Let it bloom in the dark of the chapel
All the saints catch fire
As the halos unravel
Every virtue in flame
Every shadow baptized in the night
Guide my fall
Guide my sight
Holy
Wicked Lanterne of Light (of light, of light)

metal, Epic power/speed metal ballad with male vocals; tremolo-picked guitars and double-kick blasts under verses, half-time stomping chorus. Gothic pipe organ and choir pads drape everything in cathedral reverb; harp arpeggios shimmer in intros and breaks. Dynamic arc climbs from whispered, ominous opening to a blazing, high-register final chorus with layered harmonies and a soaring guitar lead mirrored by organ., ballad, speed metal, light, power metal