He climbed from the gutter, where shadows still cling Feeding on souls that no daylight could bring The broken, the weary, they bowed to his hand In kingdoms of ruin, he tightened the strand He spoke of tomorrow, but none saw the dawn His reign built on weakness, their will overdrawn A king of the fallen, he thrived on their pain In cycles of sorrow, his power would gain He built his throne from the cracks of their bones A ruler of silence, where misery moans Their cries fed his hunger, their hopes drained to dust Their dreams were his chains, their faith turned to rust The weaker they were, the tighter he gripped Their suffering endless, the light always slipped No savior would come, no end to their cries For he ruled the broken, beneath endless skies He promised salvation, but deep down he lied Their struggles, the chains that kept him fortified For every small hope, he cast darker fears In the kingdom of whispers, their trust disappeared The weak stayed in shadows, no dawn would arise For power like his thrives on fractured ties The more they despaired, the stronger he grew Their lives just a cycle he endlessly threw He built his throne from the cracks of their bones A ruler of silence, where misery moans Their cries fed his hunger, their hopes drained to dust Their dreams were his chains, their faith turned to rust The weaker they were, the tighter he gripped Their suffering endless, the light always slipped No savior would come, no end to their cries And none dared to rise, for fear held them fast In darkness eternal, their struggle would last He thrived on their ruin, and they could not see That in their defeat, they made him be free He built his throne from the cracks of their bones A ruler of silence, where misery moans Their cries fed his hunger, their hopes drained to dust Their dreams were his chains, their faith turned to rust The weaker they were, the tighter he gripped Their suffering endless, the light always slipped No savior would come, no end to their cries For he ruled the broken, beneath endless skies Their chains never broken, their hope turned to ash In the reign of despair, forever they crash