Cathedral of Shattered Crowns<br /><br />You wore your grief like iron lace. You sang in tongues you were denied. Glass in your throat. Still you cried. Still you rose.<br /><br />Lyrics:<br />[Intro]<br />Piano in the dust<br />One candle<br />Cracked glass<br />Footsteps in the nave<br />Breath on stained brass<br /><br />[Verse 1]<br />You wear your grief<br />Like iron lace<br />Thorns in your hair<br />Ash on your face<br />You trace the names<br />Cut in the pews<br />Every letter<br />Bleeding through<br /><br />[Chorus]<br />This cathedral of shattered crowns<br />Echoes every vow you drowned<br />All the saints with their mouths sewn shut<br />Watch you rise from the ruin and rust<br />If the night wants to drag you down<br />Let it kneel when it hears your sound<br />In this cathedral of shattered crowns<br />You are the thunder<br />Breaking out<br /><br />[Verse 2]<br />Choirs of stone<br />Hang from the height<br />Angels with cracks<br />Blackened by light<br />You sing in tongues<br />You were denied<br />Glass in your throat<br />Still<br />You cry<br /><br />[Chorus]<br />This cathedral of shattered crowns<br />Echoes every vow you drowned<br />All the saints with their mouths sewn shut<br />Watch you rise from the ruin and rust<br />If the night wants to drag you down<br />Let it kneel when it hears your sound<br />In this cathedral of shattered crowns<br />You are the thunder<br />Breaking out<br /><br />[Bridge]<br />[Tempo drops<br />Sparse piano and low strings]<br />Step by step<br />Down the spiral stair<br />Where every lost year<br />Waits in a chair<br />You kiss each ghost<br />On its hollow brow<br />(Stay)<br />Then tear the mourning<br />From you now<br /><br />[Chorus]<br />This cathedral of shattered crowns<br />Burns with every truth you’ve found<br />All the saints with their masks torn off<br />Sing your name as the rafters cough<br />If the dark tries to claim your eyes<br />Let it shatter against your rise<br />In this cathedral of shattered crowns<br />You are the thunder<br />You are the thunder<br />Crashing down<br /><br />---<br />What The Dark Keeps is a cinematic metal project exploring mythology, mortality, and the cost of becoming.<br /><br />New music regularly. Subscribe if that sounds like your kind of thing.<br /><br />🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an upload.<br /><br />---<br /><br />#cathedralofshatteredcrowns #metal #melodicmetal #cinematicmetal #epicmetal #darkfantasy #heavymetal #progressivemetal #lyricvideo #metal2026
