Hymn of the Banished by Obituary Pending
Hymn of the Banished
[Intro – Slow, Haunting]
Shattered gates, broken chains
The wind screams through forgotten plains
Exiles march where the shadows dwell
A cursed hymn, a twisted knell
[Verse 1]
We are the lost, the forsaken, the damned
Cast aside by the cold, unholy hand
No light guides us, no savior cries
Only the ashes where hope dies
Through fire and frost, we carve our way
In the silence of night, where the fallen stay
Our voices rise in sorrow and rage
The banished hymn, the blood-stained page
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear our sorrow, hear our pain
We walk alone in the endless rain
The chains are heavy, yet we rise
Defiant echoes beneath blackened skies
[Chorus]
Hymn of the banished, cry to the void
Hymn of the banished, all hope destroyed
We rise from the ashes, we break the chains
Forever wandering, where darkness reigns
[Verse 2]
The holy call betrayed our trust
The world betrayed, left to dust
We are the shadows, the hidden flame
Forged in exile, without a name
Through ruined temples and shattered halls
We answer the silence, the darkness calls
No prayers remain, no gods respond
Only the hymn of the broken and gone
[Bridge – Slow, Epic, Melodic]
The stars weep fire, the moon turns red
The earth remembers the words we said
In exile’s embrace, our souls ignite
A hymn of sorrow, a hymn of might
[Guitar Solo – Furious / Melodic]
[Verse 3 – Aggressive, Crushing]
Mountains crumble, oceans bleed
The banished march, their fury freed
No law restrains, no chains hold back
We carve our vengeance on fate’s black track
Through storms of iron, through endless night
We bear the scars, we bear the fight
Our hymn resounds, the world will see
The power of the banished, eternally
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hear our sorrow, hear our pain
We walk alone in the endless rain
The chains are heavy, yet we rise
Defiant echoes beneath blackened skies
[Chorus – Full Power]
Hymn of the banished, cry to the void
Hymn of the banished, all hope destroyed
We rise from the ashes, we break the chains
Forever wandering, where darkness reigns
[Breakdown – Slow, Crushing]
Ashes of kings, bones of the slain
We sing of exile, of endless pain
No mercy, no rest, no dawn, no sun
The hymn continues until all is undone
[Outro – Haunting / Epic]
And when the world lies in shadow and dust
We stand as one, united in trust
Forever we roam, forever we fight
The hymn of the banished, eternal night