[Intro]
Black sky
Teeth of the storm
Crow wings
Tearing the dawn
[Verse 1]
You pray to a pale blue lie
Glass throne
Cracked up inside
I walked through your holy fire
Came out with a grin and a scar and a wire
Your saints all choke on gold
I feed on what you withhold
I am the shadow you named
The one that you buried
The one that you framed
[Chorus]
I am your dark angel
Halo made of rust and nails
Rising from the ashes
Of your bright and broken tales
This is the hardest truth
Cutting through a hollow world
Bow to the dark angel
Black wings
Iron unfurled (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You talk about saving souls
While you’re loading up your controls
Every promise tastes like lead
Every prayer’s just words to the dead
I learned to love the night
Found faith in the failing light
Every scar
A sharpened crown
Say my name as your empires drown
[Chorus]
I am your dark angel
Halo made of rust and nails
Rising from the ashes
Of your bright and broken tales
This is the hardest truth
Cutting through a hollow world
Bow to the dark angel
Black wings
Iron unfurled (hey)
[Bridge]
[Half-time
Drums slam
Guitars drone]
I won’t kneel
I won’t break
Carved my creed
In your quake
Let it fall
Let it burn
From the ruin
We return (we return)
[Chorus]
I am your dark angel
Halo made of rust and nails
Rising from the ashes
Of your bright and broken tales
This is the hardest truth
Cutting through a hollow world
Bow to the dark angel
Last stand
Of a fallen world (oh)