Cathedrals in Ruin

(Intro — distant choir / whispered)

We built our gods from broken stone…

And watched them crumble all alone…

(Verse 1)

Black rain falling on the spires

Ashes choking funeral fires

Stained glass saints with hollow eyes

Watching all the faithful die

I walked the ruins of my past

Every prayer burned too fast

The bells still ring but no one’s there

Only ghosts inside the air

(Pre-Chorus)

And I screamed at the sky

“Was there ever anything listening?”

(Chorus)

These cathedrals are in ruin

Faith is buried beneath the flames

All the saints turned into shadows

And forgot my name

But from the wreckage I am rising

Not a martyr, not a slave

If heaven never meant to save me

I will save myself today

(Verse 2)

Cold stone walls and empty thrones

Built from sorrow, blood, and bones

Every idol cracked with time

Every hymn became a lie

But in the dark I found a spark

A pulse beneath the dying heart

Not redemption from above

Just the strength to stand back up

(Pre-Chorus)

And the fire inside my chest

Burned brighter than the fear of death

(Chorus)

These cathedrals are in ruin

Faith is buried beneath the flames

All the saints turned into shadows

And forgot my name

But from the wreckage I am rising

Not a martyr, not a slave

If heaven never meant to save me

I will save myself today

(Breakdown)

LET THE WALLS COLLAPSE

LET THE HEAVENS BLEED

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR

TO MAKE ME BELIEVE

I FOUND GOD

IN SURVIVAL

IN EVERY SCAR

AND EVERY BATTLE

(Bridge — slower, emotional)

Maybe hope was never holy

Maybe strength is born alone

Maybe every shattered soul

Can build a kingdom from the smoke

(Final Chorus)

These cathedrals are in ruin

But I’m still standing through the dust

Every chain that tried to break me

Only forged me into rust and blood

Now the choir screams beside me

As the sky begins to cave

And if the world becomes my grave

I’ll still roar against the waves

(Outro)

The bells still ring…

For the lost…

For the broken…

For us.