4 Horsemen

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
(Heavy, distorted bass line opens; drums kick in with a slow, sludge-like tempo)
The ink is still wet on the treaty I signed in blood
I’ve spent a lifetime wading through the rising flood
Trying to build a fortress, trying to hold the line
But your gravity is a sickness, and the fever is mine
I used to be the storm, the one who broke the gate
Now I’m just a ghost, bowing to a different fate
I’ve stripped the armor off, let the iron hit the floor
I don't want the victory, I don't want the war.
(Pre-Chorus)
(Guitar builds up, palm-muted chugging)
My pride was a mountain, but it’s crumbling fast
The first stone is falling, the die has been cast
And I’m not afraid of the wreckage or the sound
Of my knees hitting the hardwood ground.
(Chorus)
(Explosion of sound; high energy, anthemic rock)
And I surrender!
Tear the white flag from the sky, let it rain
I’m trading my kingdom for the weight of your chain
You’re the only one worthy of the crown of my devotion
A single drop of salt in a violent, black ocean
Take the keys to the city, take the heart in my chest
In the shadow of your empire, I can finally rest
I surrender...
I’m yours to break, I’m yours to keep.
(Verse 2)
(Rhythm drops back to a gritty, stripped-down groove)
Tell me who to hate, tell me where the fire should go
I’ll light a match to the horizon just to watch the embers glow
If the world is a burden, I’ll burn it to a husk
From the first light of morning to the charcoal of dusk
You’re the hunger in my marrow, the glitch in my brain
The only kind of pleasure that’s worth all this pain
I was a queen of nothing, ruling over dust
Now I’m a devotee, blinded by trust.
(Pre-Chorus)
(Building tension, drums accelerating)
The walls are all shaking, the ceiling is gone
The night is finally over, here comes the dawn
And I’m not afraid of the wreckage or the sound
Of my knees hitting the hardwood ground!
(Chorus)
(Full sonic assault; heavy guitars)
And I surrender!
Tear the white flag from the sky, let it rain
I’m trading my kingdom for the weight of your chain
You’re the only one worthy of the crown of my devotion
A single drop of salt in a violent, black ocean
Take the keys to the city, take the heart in my chest
In the shadow of your empire, I can finally rest.
(Bridge)
(Slower, atmospheric, haunting vocals)
(Whispered)
Kneel...
(Slightly louder)
Kneel for the man who owns the air I breathe
(Building to a scream)
Sown in the madness, watch the devotion seethe!
I’LL BURN IT ALL DOWN!
I’LL BURN IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU!
(Guitar Solo - blistering, emotional, high-gain)
(Outro)
(Heavy hits on the drums, slowing down)
Everything I’ve wanted...
(Crash)
Everything I’ve feared...
(Crash)
The crown is on your head
And the path is finally cleared.
(Slowing down to a heartbeat)
I surrender.
I surrender.
(Feedback fades into silence)