[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Deep in the cisterns beneath limestone’s grip A silence sharp as splintered bone’s cold rip Seven slow centuries stifled in shale Valthrax sleeps where the mountain’s veil won’t fail Then seismic shift split the strata’s hold A surge of shadow long trapped and controlled [Pre-Chorus] Sliding through fissures, slipping through dark The serpent’s risen to snuff out the spark He seeds the soil with a sinister design Spreads past the valley, beyond the timberline The quake was his summons, the chasm his gate Shadows swell with a hungry, rabid hate [Chorus] VALTHRAX! Silken wings slice through smog and smoke’s thick veil VALTHRAX! Smothering shadow that makes your lungs pale Send out the specters, shroud the burning sun The strike has started, the slaughter’s begun [Verse 2] Scarcely four decades, his spawn have spread wide Softly stalking where his servants bide time Swarming suburbs, seeping through glass panes A sibilant secret in swaying grass’s veins He summons dark to mask every creeping stride No salvation left, nowhere to run or hide [Bridge] Shadows shift to cover every scar His minions mass under stifled, dim stars Shhh... stay still... smother the senses Seize the soul... shadows surging... STRIKE! [Interlude] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus] VALTHRAX! Silken wings slice through smog and smoke’s thick veil VALTHRAX! Smothering shadow that makes your lungs pale Send out the specters, shroud the burning sun The strike has started, the slaughter’s begun [Outro] The Valley is silent, the Valley is spent Valthrax has shattered the firmament Shadows... shadows... so dark and so deep Sss...