Hellseal Overture
Rock opera epic inspired by Meat Loaf: a young apprentice breaks the forbidden seal and unleashes hell on earth. Thunderous piano, soaring electric guitars, pipe organ, choir, booming drums, and theatrical male vocals.
Lyrics
Intro]
Candles claw the stone
Dust on every mask
Whispers in the vault
And a seal of crimson glass
[Verse 1]
Old books say “turn back”
He only hears “go through”
Ink stains on his fingers
Shaking
But he moves
A hairline crack
In the quiet of the tomb
One breath
Then the world splits in two
[Pre-Chorus]
Sky turns iron
Shadows laugh
Every saint
Splits in half
[Chorus]
You broke the seal of crimson glass (oh!)
Now the heavens rain in black
All the angels choke on ash
While the serpent sings you back
You broke the seal of crimson glass
Now the ground begins to scream
Is this curse or is this calling?
Are you damned or are you free?
[Verse 2]
Streets bloom red with fire
Statues start to bleed
Demons wear old faces
Of the ones he tried to please
“Child of ruin
Child of light”
Voices swirl
In the red wind’s bite
[Pre-Chorus]
Choirs twisted
Crowns of rust
Every vow
Turns to dust
[Chorus]
You broke the seal of crimson glass (hey!)
Tore the script the prophets cast
Every prayer falls through the cracks
Every mirror shows your past
You broke the seal of crimson glass
Now the monsters know your name
Will you bow beneath their talons
Or ride the ruin that you made?
[Bridge]
[Organ and choir swell]
Kneel in the ruin
Hands to the flame
“Hell is a kingdom
Waiting for a name”
He stands in the embers
Breathes in the smoke
“Then write it on my shattered heart
With every chain you broke”
[Chorus]
I broke the seal of crimson glass (oh!)
Let the old world turn to sand
If the darkness forged my past
I’ll carve daylight with my hands
I broke the seal of crimson glass
I will wear the burning crown
If I called this storm upon us
I’m the one who turns it down
[Outro]
Thunder in the rafters
Ash on every mask
One voice over chaos
And a throne of crimson glass