Echoes of Fear

[Verse]
The smoke hangs heavy in the air tonight
Shadows whisper secrets out of sight
Cold steel kisses flesh where mercy fades
A cruel hand writes the history it’s made
[Chorus]
Fear isn't the end when the breath does cease
It's the pain that precedes what feels like release
A cackle in the dark
A scream in the dust
Where humanity crumbles into rust
[Verse 2]
A thousand miles away from the sun's embrace
The wicked wear smiles on their hollow face
Chains rattle songs that no one should hear
A symphony of anguish feeding their cheer
[Chorus]
Fear isn't the end when the breath does cease
It's the pain that precedes what feels like release
A cackle in the dark
A scream in the dust
Where humanity crumbles into rust
[Bridge]
In the eyes of the lost
The fire is gone
Flickers of hope are too weak to hold on
But still they march through the valley of dread
Haunted by the living
Not the dead
[Chorus]
Fear isn't the end when the breath does cease
It's the pain that precedes what feels like release
A cackle in the dark
A scream in the dust
Where humanity crumbles into rust