Nothing Is True, Everything Burns

Darkcinematicrockwithindustrialedges,malevocals.Sparse,tenseversewithpalm-mutedguitars,distantchoirs,andlowsynthpulses;pre-chorusbuildswithtom-drivendrumsandrisingstrings.Chorusexplodeswithwidedistortedguitars,gangvocalsonthehookline,andasoaringcounter-melody.Bridgestripsbacktovoiceandsub-bassbeforeafinal,crushingchorusreprise.

[Verse 1]
In the shadow of the cross and the blade
We learned to love without a name
Your heartbeat syncs with silent steps
Truth is written in the debts we’ve kept

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t pray for absolution
We earn it in the dark
Trust is forged between the lies
And friendship leaves its mark

[Chorus]
Nothing is true
Everything burns
Love is a scar that never learns
In your eyes I see the creed
Live in shadow
Die with me

[Verse 2]
Ash on your tongue
You speak my sins
Laugh in the ruin the fire begins
Hands stained red from the vows we break
We only feel real when the edges shake

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t beg for any mercy
We bleed our own release
Side by side in broken glass
We sign our names in peace

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If this is faith
It tastes like rust
A kingdom built on borrowed trust
[whispered vocals]
Say my name inside the flame
If we’re condemned
We share the blame

[Chorus]