
Ancient God's Awakening
by Darth Nihlus
Lyrics
[Intro - distant thunder, sub-bass rumble, ghostly choir drones, ceremonial drums awakening from silence]
Beneath the ash, beneath the stone,
A sealed name begins to groan,
Old blood wakes in buried veins,
The sky remembers all our stains.
[Verse 1 - low male shamanic chants, pulsing taiko hits, dark cinematic strings swelling, whispered choir shadows]
We walked the ruin with blind eyes closed,
Past splintered altars, blackened thrones,
The earth was marked with serpent signs,
And every root was tied in vines
Of hunger, grief, and ancient wrath,
A god still sleeping in the path.
We heard it breathe through broken ground,
A colossal heart without a sound.
[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, chanting layers, distorted bass entering, strings climbing higher]
Hear the stones begin to scream,
Feel the fracture in the dream,
Every prayer turns into ash,
Every silence feeds the blast.
The seals are weak, the veil is thin,
The old one stirs beneath our skin.
[Chorus - explosive nu metal roar, massive choir, crushing guitars, tribal drums, cinematic brass hits]
Awaken, ancient god of night!
Rise through the ruin, burn the light!
Break the world with iron breath,
Sing us into holy death!
Awaken, lord of the buried throne!
Claim the bone and stone and bone!
We are the children of the storm,
And in your fire, we are reborn!
[Verse 2 - aggressive shamanic call-and-response, chugging guitars, snarling bass, dark strings stabbing]
The masks we wore are split in two,
The sacred lies are bleeding through,
We danced on graves to keep you chained,
But every drumbeat fed your name.
Now lightning crawls across the sky,
A thousand ravens learn to fly,
And in their wings, your shadow grows,
A blackened river overflowed.
The priests all kneel, the brave all flee,
No mortal hand can set us free.
[Pre-Chorus - choir intensifies, toms rolling, guitars tightening, a sense of inevitable collapse]
Hear the stones begin to scream,
Feel the fracture in the dream,
Every prayer turns into ash,
Every silence feeds the blast.
The seals are weak, the veil is thin,
The old one stirs beneath our skin.
[Chorus - louder, wider, layered gang vocals, feral screams, cathedral choir and giant orchestral hits]
Awaken, ancient god of night!
Rise through the ruin, burn the light!
Break the world with iron breath,
Sing us into holy death!
Awaken, lord of the buried throne!
Claim the bone and stone and bone!
We are the children of the storm,
And in your fire, we are reborn!
[Bridge - stripped-down ritual percussion, cavernous choir, ominous spoken shouts, strings descending like a curse]
Name after name, we cut the chain,
Blood after blood, you call the rain,
The world below has opened wide,
No more fear, no place to hide.
If this is doom, then let it sing,
If this is end, then crown the king,
For in the dark your face appears—
An ancient god of wrath and tears.
[Final Chorus - maximum intensity, full orchestra, double-kick assault, screaming vocals, colossal choir climax]
Awaken, ancient god of night!
Rise through the ruin, burn the light!
Break the world with iron breath,
Sing us into holy death!
Awaken, lord of the buried throne!
Claim the bone and stone and bone!
We are the children of the storm,
And in your fire, we are reborn!
[Outro - fading choir, distant war drums, echoing chants, strings dissolving into darkness]
Ash to ash, and bone to bone,
The world is cracked, the god has grown,
In trembling ruin, cold and vast,
The ancient hunger wakes at last.