Beneath His Crown ( the mascarade choir

Intro – plainte spectrale, murmures en écho Hoooouuu… bouu houuuuu… (les voix se croisent, comme des vents froids qui gémissent)

“Rise… we cannot rise…”

“Rise… we cannot rise…”

“Rise… we cannot rise…”

“Rise… we cannot rise…”

Verse 1 – plaintif, soufflé

We see the weight, we feel the chains,

Our grief still burns, yet hope is slain.

A thousand hands would break apart,

But terror grips the hollow heart.

Pre-Chorus

Houuu Houu houu

If only voices could unite

If only shadows held the light

Chorus

Beneath his crown we bow in fear

Houuu houuu houuuu

Our cries dissolve he does not hear

Hoooo bouu houuuu

Beneath his crown no soul can stand

His iron will commands the land

Verse 2

Ashes drift on shattered stone

Whispers coil where hope has flown

Cold hands reach through broken glass

Bound by silence as aeons pass

Pre-Chorus

Houuu Houu houu

If only voices could unite

If only shadows held the light

Chorus

Beneath his crown we bow in fear

Houuu houuu houuuu

Our cries dissolve he does not hear

Hoooo bouu houuuu

Beneath his crown no soul can stand

His iron will commands the land

Outro

Hooo bouuu

Verse 2 – plus douloureux, presque sangloté

We watched the bold, we saw them fall,

Selmyrr’s flame consumed by thrall.

We ache, we yearn, to break the yoke,

But silence binds the words unspoke.

Pre-Chorus – crescendo désespéré

Hoooo… oooouuuhh…

If only courage filled our breath,

We would not sing the hymn of death…

Chorus – plus intense, spectres qui gémissent en fond, presque oppressant

Beneath his crown, we bow in fear,

Hoooouuu bouuuu houuuu…

Our cries dissolve, he does not hear.

Houuuuu… houuuuu…

Beneath his crown, no soul can stand,

His iron will commands the land.