From the recording The Death of Leaders

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Lyrics

[Verse I]

Born of crescent, raised in fire
Heir to wrath, to sword, empire
They crowned him young with steel and fear
And whispered: “Let the world bow here.”
The walls rose high, proud and old
A city wrapped in saints and gold
But the dark lord dreamed in darker tones—
To turn their church to broken stones

[Chorus]

Let the walls fall, let the bells die!
Let the cross drown beneath the sky!
The Dark lord rides, the silence breaks—
And all of Rome begins to quake.

[Verse II]

He watched the stars from palace halls
A prophet’s fire behind his calls
“Two empires meet beneath my crown—
One must burn, one must drown.”
Cannons roared like ancient gods
Through Christian blood and Ottoman odds
And when the gates at last gave way
The ghosts of Caesar fled that day

[Bridge]

Hagia Sophia…
She sings no hymns.
Only echoes… of falling limbs.

[Breakdown]

Thrones decay in dust and time
But conquest leaves its deeper sign
No mercy carved into his name—
Only ruin… only flame.

[Chorus]

Let the walls fall, let the bells die!
Let the saints rot beneath the sky!
The Dark lord reigns, the crescent crowned—
Where once the eagle held its ground!

[Chorus]

Let the walls fall, let the bells die!
Let the saints rot beneath the sky!
The Dark Lord reigns, the crescent crowned—
Where once the eagle held its ground!

[Outro]

The gates are dust, the empire gone
But still he stands… a shadowed dawn
The city weeps, the sword has sung
And history bows to the will of one…
The Conqueror.