Crown of Madness

Lyrics

Ambient Intro
[SFX: Distant thunder rolling, eerie ravens cawing, sound of water rapidly rising]
Instrumental Build
Heavy guitars and frantic drums enter
​[Verse 1]
Clean but tense male vocals
The silence breaks, the static hums,
A distant beat of thunder drums.
SFX: Ravens cawing
The ravens circle in the mind,
Leaving the heavy earth behind.
The room is locked, the water flows,
A freezing tide that quickly grows.
Bound to the iron, pulled by the tide,
Caught in the freezing dark inside!
​[Pre-Chorus]
Vocals building in intensity and volume
No lock will break, no chain will yield,
No armor left to act as shield.
The water rises to the chin,
When does the heavy dark set in?
​[Chorus]
Harsh Death Metal Growls
Heavy, rhythmic marching drums
Tanke og Minne, kretser i sinnet!
Kommer og går, spotter og ler!
Ravner på flukt, unngår mitt grep!
Synker i dypet, et iskaldt slep!
​[Fast Heavy Metal Guitar Solo]
​[Verse 2]
[Slower, heavy bass with a haunting flute melody]
Clean, dark vocals
A mind, a palace, crushed by tension!
A coronation for my descension!
The roots are rotting in the deep,
While broken eyes forget to sleep.
The dread sets in, a bitter chill,
The heavy pressure breaks the will.
The force is gone, the man remains,
Sinking with the dark, unyielding chains.
​[Pre-Chorus]
[Vocals building in intensity, frantic guitars returning]
No lock will break, no chain will yield,
No armor left to act as shield.
The water rises to the chin,
When does the heavy dark set in?
SFX: Ravens cawing
​[Chorus]
Harsh Heavy Metal Growls
Heavy, rhythmic marching drums
Tanke og Minne, kretser i sinnet!
Kommer og går, spotter og ler!
Ravner på flukt, unngår mitt grep!
Synker i dypet, et iskaldt slep!
​[Haunting Synth Solo]
Transitions into:
Brief Frantic Drum Solo
​[Bridge]
Eerie Ambient Interlude
[Music drops out entirely. Only eerie synths and the sound of dripping water]
Desperate, breathy spoken word
Close your eyes!
The iron holds!
Watch the water rise!
The dark unfolds!
​[Epic Build-Up]
[Guitars and drums crash back in at maximum intensity]
​[Final Chorus]
[Harsh Heavy Metal Growls layered with high-pitched synths]
Tanke og Minne, kretser i sinnet!
Kommer og går, spotter og ler!
Ravner på flukt, unngår mitt grep!
Synker i dypet, et iskaldt slep!
​[Frantic Guitar Solo]
​[Outro]
Music slowing down, losing energy
Exhausted, clean vocals
The crown is heavy.
The space is tight.
I watch the changing of the tide.
A sudden calm, a fleeting breath...
Between the frenzy... and the depth.
​[Fade Out]
Heavy bass note rings out
[SFX: Trickling water and a single raven caw]
End