[Intro – haunting pipe organ, distant chanting] The candles flicker in the cold The ancient secrets now unfold [Verse 1 – heavy chugging guitar, low bass] Beneath the arches of the stone The sisters gather on their own A ritual of blood and ink Upon the precipice we blink The parchment screams of sacred sin Let the dark sacrament begin [Pre-Chorus – rising orchestral strings] The crimson window bleeds the light Into the hollow of the night The dagger raised toward the sky Where old forgotten shadows lie [Chorus – operatic vocals, powerful drums] In the black and crimson mass Watch the holy spirit pass By the serpent and the seal Now the hidden truths reveal Through the shadow we ascend Where the light and darkness blend [Verse 2 – double kick drums, gritty vocals] A body cold upon the shrine The water turning into wine The Latin whispers fill the air A silent answer to a prayer The inverse cross begins to glow In the cathedral down below [Pre-Chorus – choir backing, heavy distortion] The crimson window bleeds the light Into the hollow of the night The dagger raised toward the sky Where old forgotten shadows lie [Chorus – maximum intensity, soaring vocals] In the black and crimson mass Watch the holy spirit pass By the serpent and the seal Now the hidden truths reveal Through the shadow we ascend Where the light and darkness blend [Bridge – slow atmospheric breakdown, bells] Not in death and not in life Only through the sacred knife Through the blood and through the pain We shall break the golden chain [Solo – shredding electric guitar] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus – orchestral finale, epic scale] In the black and crimson mass Watch the holy spirit pass By the serpent and the seal Now the hidden truths reveal Through the shadow we ascend Where the light and darkness blend [Outro – fading organ, single bell toll] The ritual is finally done Our dark kingdom has begun