The Wars of Heaven

[Intro]
Harp on the wind
Ash on the dawn
Gold gates tremble
As the trumpets call
[Verse 1]
Once we burned like crowns of fire
Clothed in thunder
Robed in light
Spoke your name in fields of sapphire
Watched you carve the bones of night
Wings of ivory
Ranks unbroken
Every heartbeat bowed to you
Till a whisper cracked the open
"Why should all the stars be you?"
[Chorus]
These are the wars of heaven
Swords drawn in a sea of glass
Halos fall like shattered embers
Angels cast from gilded brass
We raised our hands against the throne
Turned our hymns to battle cries
In the wars of heaven
Heaven tore the sky
[Verse 2]
He said
"Kneel
O brightest morning
Yield your crown and bend your flame"
But the brightest answered
Scorning
"I will carve my own domain"
Lightning split the crystal towers
Harps became a storm of steel
Choirs broke in burning flowers
Blood on gold
On wing
On wheel
[Chorus]
These are the wars of heaven
Swords drawn in a sea of glass
Halos fall like shattered embers
Angels cast from gilded brass
We raised our hands against the throne
Turned our hymns to battle cries
In the wars of heaven
Heaven tore the sky
[Bridge]
Feathers blackened
Stars went blind
Every oath
Unwove its bind
We were thunder
We were pride
Falling
Falling
From his side (from his side)
[Chorus]
These are the wars of heaven
Names erased from living stone
Crowns dissolve in burning weather
Brothers exiled
Turned to thrones
We fell as demons through the dark
Carrying a stolen fire
From the wars of heaven
To an endless
Nameless pyre
[Outro]
Harp strings snapping
Violins weep low
In the ruins of the kingdom
Where the rebel banners glow
We were angels
Now we’re shadows
But the memory remains
Of the wars of heaven
Written in our chains

metal, Epic power metal ballad that ramps into speed and heavy sections; male vocals over twin guitars, thundering double-kick, and soaring orchestration. Intro features solemn strings, harp arpeggios, and distant biblical choir; verses sit in a dramatic mid-tempo with violin countermelodies. Chorus explodes with full choir, tremolo guitars, and massive drums. Bridge goes half-time and ominous, then accelerates into a blazing shred run with choir stabs before a final, triumphant reprise., speed metal, ballad, power metal