Deadly Crimson

Ghostly monoliths

Rise from the ruins

Of yesterday's kingdom

Built-in failure, destined to fall

As required by the system

Vile contestants in a numeric war

Who answer to no one beyond any law

Who write their own statutes in blood

Deadly crimson

Etched in the lifeblood of the poor

Songs in crimson

Sung by the wealthy evermore

Iconic spires reach to the moon

Safe as houses of cards

Cracks in the edifice appear all too soon

Hear the collapse from afar

Reckless architects gamble with lives

Nowhere to be seen when the fallout subsides

Bide their time and rebuild again

Deadly crimson

Etched in the lifeblood of the poor

Songs in crimson

Sung by the wealthy evermore

In the court of the crimson con

The emperor wears not a stitch

The sycophants fawn and bow

Their song is right on pitch

A song in crimson

And the demons dance

The song is right on pitch

Songs will be sung to waken the dead

Sung in crimson, deadly crimson

Tales of empire and money tainted red

Sung in crimson, deadly crimson

Tales of conquest for the overfed

Sung in crimson, deadly crimson