Witch's Dance 2

[Intro] [Verse 1] Dust and ashes, years like stones, Whispered curses, ancient tones. Crown of ice and steel I wear, All the weak have perished there. Walls remember my cradle's cry, Love was always just a lie. Crowned my blood, the world's on fire, All I've done — my dark empire. [Chorus] So I dance my dance of sin, Flame within and thorn within. If I loved, I'd lose my way, But I'm a witch, and so I say — Curses, tricks, and poison lies, This is my eternal prize. Laugh, O Devil, watch me spin, I dance the fire from within. [Verse 2] Mercy's for the weak and blind, I don't trust the twisted kind. All who betrayed me rot below, I stand tall where cold winds blow. Coven's fallen, whispers fade, Still I'm stronger than they made. I don't need your crowns or thrones, Let the earth shake under my bones. [Chorus] So I dance my dance of sin, Flame within and thorn within. If I loved, I'd lose my way, But I'm a witch, and so I say — Curses, tricks, and poison lies, This is my eternal prize. Laugh, O Devil, watch me spin, I dance the fire from within. [Bridge | spoken, theatrical | slower and quieter] "Hate to keep from loving... Love is weakness. I'm done with weakness. I've walked where you fear to tread. I opened the cage. I gave freedom... And I'll close it again. If I must — at any cost." [Final Chorus | triumph of evil] I will dance! My dance is dread! Blood on lips, and glass instead! Son, remember who gave you might, Who burned your kingdom in the night! I'm the witch, the flame, the pain, My power breaks the strongest chain! Laugh, O Devil, I gave it all, To spin and rise, to stand and fall! [Outro] [female evil laugh]