Remains of the Gods - Light This City

If you still don’t believe that I can restore myself under your crown

Then watch me as I decapitate this serpent head of vanity

I used to be wary of you

Now I’ll make your skin crawl at the thought of me

You once thought me a fool

But titles change so easily

As you’ll see now

Who’s the fool and who is king

Who’s dying and who’s triumphing

You’ll learn your lesson from a monster once defied by none

And now I’m finally able to say you all share this common trait

Her heart was cold long before her eyes made her stone

You’ll see

They’ll tell this story for ages to come

She didn’t see me hovering above her like the halo she abandoned

Likewise I never laid eyes on the scales of her skin

My dexterity terrified her

I charmed the blood right out of her neck

And while her body collapsed to the floor

I grabbed a hold of her head

Held it up

Dripping

To it’s own reflection

And forced her to behold her internal demon

My battle cry will always echo in her death rattle

And now I’m finally able to say you all share this common trait

Her heart was cold long before her eyes made her stone

You’ll see

They’ll tell this story for ages to come

As I left

You seemed so certain that I would falter

But you mistook my confidence for pride

I never boast of bloodshed unless I have the heads to prove my slaughter

And with her once writhing skull in my grasp at long last

And with her wretched, glaring visage burned into my shield

And with the knowledge that I’m stronger than you’ll ever be

It’s time to regain my throne

I’ll cut a crown of serpents from her hair to replace the one you used to wear