Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Midway through this frozen life, the path is lost to shadow
Three beasts of hunger bar the way, upon the ridge of sorrow
A guiding shade appears in gray, to lead through gates of stone
"Abandon hope, all ye who press into the deep unknown"
We descend the spiral stairs, where the wind begins to howl
Into the vortex of the damned, beneath the tragic cowl.

(Chorus)
Nine rings of fire, nine rings of ice
We pay the toll, we pay the price
Through the mud and the burning rain
An epic march through the architecture of pain
Heavy is the crown of the fallen king
Hear the chorus that the shadows sing!

(Verse 2)
The gluttons wallow in the mire, torn by the three-jawed hound
The greedy roll the crushing weights across the barren ground
In the black marshes of the Styx, the wrathful tear their flesh
While heretics in iron tombs burn in a crimson mesh
The river runs with boiling blood, where violent centaurs ride
A heavy groove, a steady march, down to the deeper side.

(Bridge)
Malebolge opens wide.
Ten ditches of deceit.
The hypocrites in leaden robes, the thieves beneath our feet.
False prophets with their faces turned, looking at the past.
We’re sinking to the frozen lake, the darkest and the last.

(Guitar Solo)

(Verse 3)
Cocytus binds the ultimate betrayal in the frost
A giant beating three great wings, where all light has been lost
We crawl across the hairy flank of sorrow's ancient architect
To find the hidden, upward path, the stars we must inspect.

9Chorus)
Nine rings of fire, nine rings of ice
We pay the toll, we pay the price
Through the mud and the burning rain
An epic march through the architecture of pain
Heavy is the crown of the fallen king
Hear the chorus that the shadows sing!

(Outro)
Out of the deep...
Out of the black...
We climb the cavern, never looking back.
Beneath the vault of night, the sky begins to clear.
To see the stars again.
To conquer all our fear.