Crimson Covenant

Lyrics

[INTRO – Clean Guitar + Ambient March FX] (clean vocal, soft) Beneath the flags, the shadows lean, Two soldiers carved from what has been. Ayden’s glance met Chua’s fire, One spark became their heart’s desire. (gentle arpeggio over slow snare march) [VERSE 1 – Clean Vocals / Warm Tone] Between the drills, their laughter hid, The things that war would not forbid. A brush of hands, a silent plea, “You’re all I’ve got,” said Chua softly. Their hearts beat loud beneath the guns, Two men defying everyone. “If orders bind, then break with me, I’d rather fall than not be free.” [PRE-CHORUS – Growl + Clean Overlay] (growl) Through ranks, through fear, through sleepless eyes, (clean overlay) “Your lips are peace where duty lies.” [CHORUS – Fry Screams + Clean Harmony / Full Band] (fry scream) AYDEN! CHUA! LOVE IN FLAME! THE WORLD WILL NEVER SPEAK OUR NAME! (clean echo) “Yet in the dark, our hearts confide, Two souls that war could never divide.” (double-kick drive, guitars open to full distortion at 175 BPM) [VERSE 2 – Growl / Emotional Drive] (growl) The tents were still, the stars unkind, Their bodies met, their fates entwined. (clean) A stolen breath, a trembling vow, “The world can burn — but not us now.” (growl) Each night they carved their story deep, In skin, in sweat, in dreams, in sleep. (clean) “If death should come, then let it see, The truth you are — the home in me.” [BRIDGE – Clean → Scream Transition / Rising Drumroll] (clean) “Hold me till the morning drums, Till every fear inside me numbs.” (fry scream burst) LOVE DEFIANT! LOVE OBSCENE! BLOOD AND IVORY — THE UNSEEN! [GUITAR SOLO – ≈1 Minute / Passionate Lead] (Begins with clean bends and slow vibrato; builds into fast harmonic-minor runs, two-guitar harmony middle; finishes on sustained high E feedback into reverb.) [FINAL CHORUS – Dual Screams + Clean Echo / Full Band] (dual fry screams) AYDEN! CHUA! HEARTS REBORN! LOVE THAT BLEEDS BUT WON’T BE TORN! (clean echo) “If heaven breaks, we’ll face the flame, Our souls forever call each name.” [OUTRO – Clean Guitar + Rain FX / Whisper Fade] (clean vocal soft) When dawn commands and ranks align, Their ghosts still march in perfect time. Beneath the weight of all they knew, Ayden, Chua — forever two. (fade out reverb tail + light rain and march snare FX) Mix Notes • Cleans: center, hall reverb 25 %. • Fry screams: double-track L/R 40 %, presence 3 kHz boost. • Growls: mono center, low-cut 120 Hz. • Guitars: Drop C, mid-scoop 250 Hz, high-gain 7 dB. • Solo: stereo delay 15 %, plate reverb for width. • Drums: kick boost 80 Hz, snare short plate verb. • Outro: dry vocals + ambient FX.