Momento Mori

[Intro]
(palm-muted gallop riff, blast-beat burst, no vocals)

[Verse 1]
Wake up — another dawn we never earned
The clock is a lever, the hours are burned
Halos of traffic, gods of the screen
We worship the mirror, we're barely here

[Pre-Chorus]
Count it — count it — the sand between your hands
Count it — count it — nothing ever stands

[Chorus]
Memento mori — remember you die
Memento mori — no heaven in the sky
Bury your idols in the ash and the clay
Memento mori — we rot either way

[Verse 2]
I built a cathedral of polished lies
A stone for the stranger, a drone for the skies
Every empire's a candle, every king a flame
The wind doesn't whisper, it just takes your name

[Pre-Chorus]
Count it — count it — the sand between your hands
Count it — count it — nothing ever stands

[Chorus]
Memento mori — remember you die
Memento mori — no heaven in the sky
Bury your idols in the ash and the clay
Memento mori — we rot either way

[Bridge]
(breakdown — slow crushing half-time chug, guttural lows)
Down... down... to the dark...
No crown... no ark...
(whisper, then full band returns fast)
Memento... mori... MEMENTO MORI!

[Lead / Guitar Solo]
(dissonant shredding lead, pinch harmonics, whammy dive, relentless double-kick)

[Chorus — final]
Memento mori — remember you die
Memento mori — no heaven in the sky
Bury your idols in the ash and the clay
Memento mori — we rot either way
(memento mori! — gang shout)
(memento mori! — gang shout)

[Outro]
(hypnotic single riff, slowing, layers peeling away)
...remember you die... (whispered)
(abrupt stop — one last low chord, feedback)