Galaxy of Crime Lords
By Bruce Alan Marcom
[Verse]
[Operatic vocals, atmospheric, dark tone]
From the edge of the universe, I descend,
To a world where hope meets its end.
In shadows deep, and skies blood red,
Where crime lords rule, and justice is dead.
[Thrash metal riff]
Below the iron sky, their empires grow,
In streets of steel, where nothing's slow.
[Verse 1]
In the city of the fallen, there's no law,
The weak are prey, and might is all they saw.
Through neon lights, shadows creep,
Where killers hunt, and angels weep.
The crime lords sit upon their throne,
With blood and gold, they've made it known.
Their empire stands in blackened light,
In their hands, all power, all might.
[Instrumental]
[Chorus 1]
Throne of the crime lords, built on bone,
No man rises, all bow alone.
In the darkness, they take their stand,
A world of thieves, a lawless land.
Throne of the crime lords, kings of night,
All who challenge, fade from sight.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
In alleys dark, whispers flow,
Of deals struck deep below.
The gun's the judge, the blade's the law,
This planet belongs to those who saw.
The strong survive, the weak fall fast,
No place to hide, no peace to last.
The crime lords reign with iron hands,
Bound by blood, they rule these lands.
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Throne of the crime lords, built on bone,
No man rises, all bow alone.
In the darkness, they take their stand,
A world of thieves, a lawless land.
Throne of the crime lords, kings of night,
All who challenge, fade from sight.
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
In towers high, they plot their schemes,
Their power stretches through shattered dreams.
But in the shadows, a spark of fight,
Some rise up against the night.
Fire burns in the streets tonight,
A resistance grows to challenge might.
But will they fall like those before,
As crime lords rise once more?
[Violin solo]
[Final Chorus]
[Final chorus blends operatic and thrash for a climactic finish]
Throne of the crime lords, built on bone,
No man rises, all bow alone.
In the darkness, they take their stand,
A world of thieves, a lawless land.
Throne of the crime lords, kings of night,
All who challenge, fade from sight.
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
On this planet, ruled by greed,
Few survive, and none are freed.
A reign of terror, a crown of pain,
In the end, only shadows remain.
[Instrumental]
[End]