Kingdom of Dust

"We built our heaven out of smoke

And wondered why we couldn't breathe."

(Verse 1)

The cities shine, the spirits drown

We paved our souls with sacred ground

Every echo hums like sin

While hollow hearts wear holy skin

Prophets choke on tongues of gold

Selling fire to the cold

Every cross we hung for pride

Is just another place to hide

(Chorus)

Welcome to the kingdom of dust

Where truth corrodes and faith's unjust

We crown the liars, curse the brave

Build our temples on the graves

But I still kneel beneath the ash

Where light breaks through what didn't last

If love can bloom through all this rust

Then I'll rise from this kingdom of dust

(Verse 2)

We trade conviction for applause

Crucify the quiet cause

Every soul a headline's pawn

The night grows rich, the dawn feels gone

They sold redemption by the pound

We took the bait and broke the ground

Now all that's left is what we've lost

The silence echoing the cost

"We worship crowns

But bury kings

The truth we need

We never bring."

(Chorus – Full Power)

Welcome to the kingdom of dust

Where truth corrodes and faith's unjust

We crown the liars, curse the brave

Build our temples on the graves

But I still kneel beneath the ash

Where light breaks through what didn't last

If love can bloom through all this rust

Then I'll rise from this kingdom of dust

(Final)

"When all we've built turns into bone

I'll find my way through what's unknown

The sky will burn, the soil will trust —

And life will bloom from the kingdom of dust."