Fortress of Queens

Verse 1

Curtains drawn, the crowd sits tight

Breathing hush, the tension thick, all eyes

Bowing down, to gods of fuming flame

Priests proceed, lines redrawn again

Whispered voices hush, alignment broken

Single file, altar clouds the altar boys remain

Crying eyes

Cloaked in candlelight, covered shame

Chorus

Set forth the mysterious truth

Winged demons stalk the moon

Fortress of Queens stands tall

Only you decide the evil within

Set forth, unknown truth

Calling, calling out the name

Only you decide what burns, what soothes

Post-Chorus

Calling, calling in the shadows

Calling, calling into night

Verse 2

Sunday morning, someone lingers, prowling

Walking by stained glass, staring down aisles

A broken vow, hungry eyes scanning pews

Someone hiding, knife-edge nerves ablaze

Anaphora, anaphora stillness before storm

She writes, she shouts, she leaps—goes insane

Creature crawling through every vein

Midnight riddles, clashing colors, bitter blame

Chorus

Set forth the mysterious truth

Winged demons stalk the moon

Fortress of Queens stands tall

Only you decide the evil within

Set forth, unknown truth

Calling, calling out the name

Only you decide what burns, what soothes

Post-Chorus

Calling, calling in the shadows

Calling, calling into night

Bridge

Never before has light come down

She claws—she cries—she’s gone

Serpentine, spiraling to dust

Enlightenment cracks, farewell dawn

Chorus

Set forth the mysterious truth

Winged demons chase the moon

Only you decide what burns, what soothes

Calling, calling out the name

Calling, calling—you decide

Outro

Take your seat, the show’s not over

Set forth, new boundaries fall aside

Creature crawling

Creature crawling

Through her veins