Veronica Calls

Rain on the glass in a borrowed name Sirens bloom like roses in flame I came for blood that still knows mine Now iron doors are counting time Paris fell behind me like a photograph Umbrella's shadow split the sky in half They dragged my heartbeat to the southern cold Where every locked room keeps another soul Rockfort whispers through the prison stone A choir of teeth where the dead still moan I load one promise, breathe, and run Chris, I'm coming - don't fade with the sun Red lights, dead lines Fever in the walls One name, one flame Every monster calls Veronica, sing from the ice below Turn love into poison, let the family roses grow I won't break in the dark I won't kneel to the fall Through the hell of Rockfort Island I can hear my brother call A boy with a pistol and a broken grin Laughs like fear has never touched his skin We chase the runway through the burning yard Two little ghosts playing brave, playing hard But mercy cuts deeper than any blade When the virus writes what the heart never said He holds the line with shaking hands And I learn how hope can die where it stands Cold breath, old sins Snow over the scars Twin eyes, glass lies Waking under stars Veronica, sing from the ice below Turn love into poison, let the family roses grow I won't break in the dark I won't kneel to the fall Through the hell of Rockfort Island I can hear my brother call Ashes wear crowns in the mansion halls A mirror speaks with another voice Every heir is a loaded gun Every cradle a final choice If blood makes monsters, let mine make fire If fear is a kingdom, I climb it higher I crossed the sea for a name in the dark Now I carry the dawn like a knife in my heart Run through the sirens Run through the dead Run from the crown in the hive of red Run with a name that refuses to drown Claire to the nightmare: I won't go down Veronica, scream from the ice below Wake every secret buried under snow Love became poison, hate became law But we broke through the prison And we burned what we saw Veronica, fade where the black wings fall Past the hell of Rockfort Island Past the blood on every wall I won't break in the dark I won't kneel to the fall Through the end of the nightmare I still hear my brother call Rain on the glass, but the dawn survives Some wounds stay open So the song stays alive