[Verse 1]
Down the stone steps, dust clouds curl,
Old iron gates creak in the swirling surge,
I march through marrows, silent as storms,
Heavy is my heart, hollowed by harm.
[Pre-Chorus]
Drums drum doom, oud strings sigh,
Deeper I wander, deeper, dry eyes—
Layers of longing, lost in the fight,
I call, you crawl from the cavernous night.
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down, in the sanctum of ashes,
Raise your hand, raise your hand, to the echoing masses.
Lay down, lay down, feel the circle’s cold crash,
Oh…la… oh…la… (whispers calling, whispers falling)
[Verse 2]
Walls breathing black, pulsing with pain,
Drums pound deep, driving my brain.
Chains on my chest, chill in my bones,
I walk where the wind has stripped every stone.
[Pre-Chorus]
Drums drum doom, oud strings sigh,
Deeper I wander, deeper, dry eyes—
Searching for solace, sensing the gloom,
I find your voice in the heart of this tomb.
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down, in the sanctum of ashes,
Raise your hand, raise your hand, to the echoing masses.
Lay down, lay down, feel the circle’s cold crash,
Oh…la… oh…la… (whispers calling, whispers falling)
[Solo]
[distorted electric guitar, oud, drums, deep reverb]
[Bridge]
You beckon, you break,
Through thunder and thirst,
We gather in circles,
Breathing in dirt.
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down, in the sanctum of ashes,
Raise your hand, raise your hand, to the echoing masses.
Lay down, lay down, feel the circle’s cold crash,
Oh…la… oh…la… (whispers calling, whispers falling)
[Outro]
Lay down, lay down... (la... la... la...)
Raise your hand... (oh... oh... oh...)
Fade in the ashes… until the silence swells.