Monarch

When the eyes of war

Set their sight on the dissident land

When the meek turn clamorous

And the sheep are the lions

As the curtain falls

And devotion is measured in blood

Hear the monarch call

For the lost and the bitter

Unending blazes light the sky, so bright

And thundering choirs pierce the air, with cries

Into the fire I am

Leading the slain

Steering the fallen to the end

Into the pyre I reign

Drowning in flames

Raising empires on remains

I'm a walking corpse who abandoned humanity's cause

To become the God of harm

To divide and devour

Seek among the bones

For the ones who confronted my hate

Artisan of gore, steaming smothering venom

Unending blazes light the sky, so bright

And thundering choirs pierce the air, with cries

Into the fire I am

Leading the slain

Steering the fallen to the end

Into the pyre I reign

Drowning in flames

Raising empires on remains

You could be someone who loves

You could be a dearest friend

But compassion isn't strength

And you were raised to be a man

And sometimes when you're alone

You despise who you became

And I see the next in line just hoping to become the same

Who are the ones we are sending to die?

Starry-eyed youth in disguise

Carry a banner of misleading pride

They are the ghosts of our time

Who are the ones we are sending to die?

They are the ghosts of our time