Gothic symphonic metal, 152 BPM, D minor; core instrumentation: crunchy downtuned gothic guitar riffs, blast-and-double-bass drumming, harpsichord substituting for portions of pipe organ lines, full SATB cathedral choir, string-orchestra swells, angelic operatic soprano lead, contrasting guttural death growl counter-vocals. Lyrics center on a ghostly lighthouse keeper bound to a fog-choked coastal cliff for centuries, tending an eternal flame for ships lost to unnatural winter storms, emotion is equal parts regal resolve, quiet grief over uncounted lost souls, and towering, bittersweet epic grandeur, drawing reference from Tarja-era Nightwish and early Within Temptation.
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[Intro] [Verse] Cold stone beneath my feet Where salt and sorrow meet The fog begins to rise To hide the sailors' eyes I strike the ancient match Behind the iron latch [Pre-Chorus] (Choir: Sanctus Dominus) Centuries of silence Born of winter's violence I hold the holy spark Against the freezing dark [Chorus] Burn, oh eternal flame I whisper every name Across the frozen deep While all the angels sleep My watch will never end Until the heavens bend [Post-Chorus] (Soprano Vocalise) Ah, ah, ah Lumina in tenebris [Verse] (Growl) The waves demand their toll (Soprano) I shield the fragile soul (Growl) The ice begins to crack (Soprano) They never wander back (Growl) Your light is but a lie (Soprano) I watch the sailors die [Pre-Chorus] (Choir: Gloria in Exelsis) Shadows on the wall I answer every call No mercy in the gale Behind the velvet veil [Chorus] Burn, oh eternal flame I whisper every name Across the frozen deep While all the angels sleep My watch will never end Until the heavens bend [Drop] (Heavy Downtuned Riffs & Blast Beats) [Bridge] O, great cathedral of the sea Release the ghosts and let them be My heart is stone, my spirit fire I am the wick upon the pyre The harpsichord plays for the dead With every single prayer I've said [Solo] (Orchestral Strings & Guitar Harmony) [Chorus] Burn, oh eternal flame I whisper every name Across the frozen deep While all the angels sleep My watch will never end Until the heavens bend [Post-Chorus] (Growl) Eternal night (Soprano) Eternal light (Growl) No hope in sight (Soprano) I hold it tight [Outro]
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