Elissabetha - Ashes of Tomorrow (A Symphonic Metal Opera)

Lyrics:

Intro

Futurum ardet.
Homo timet.

Verse I

I saw the future written in smoke
Not dates, not names, just broken forms
Men read their fear into the signs
And called the warning storm a norm

I never spoke in solid stone
I never named a final day
But every shadow needs a mouth
And fear will always find a way

Verse II

You showed the fire.
We named the doom.
You opened doors.
We sealed the room.

What might be
Must not be said.
Hope is danger.
Fear is law.

CHORUS

The ashes of tomorrow are not fate
They burn with what we choose today
You turned the warning into scripture
And crowned your fear as prophecy

I spoke in signs, not chains of terror
Not thrones of fire, not final law
The ashes of tomorrow remember
Who taught the future how to crawl

Interlude

Verse III

Ich sah die Angst in euren Augen
Nicht das, was kommt, nur das, was bleibt
Ihr formtet Drohung aus Bedeutung
Und nanntet Stillstand: Sicherheit

Was offen war, habt ihr versiegelt
Was warnte, nanntet ihr Verrat
So wurde Zukunft zum Gefängnis
Gebaut aus Furcht, nicht aus Rat

Verse IV

Tace.
Time.
Damnare.

The future bends
To those who rule.
We own tomorrow
By fear and tool.

CHORUS

The ashes of tomorrow are not fate
They burn with what we choose today
You turned the warning into scripture
And crowned your fear as prophecy

I spoke in signs, not chains of terror
Not thrones of fire, not final law
The ashes of tomorrow remember
Who taught the future how to crawl

Bridge

Fear protects.

La paura acceca.

FINAL CHORUS

The ashes of tomorrow are not written
They rise from every choice you make
You can rule the now with burning symbols
But time outgrows the lies you shape

Non parla il fato, parla l’uomo
Nec ignis nec lex manent
The ashes of tomorrow whisper
You forged the end you now lament

Outro

Tempus videt.

Et iudicat.

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A Symphonic Metal Opera

If you walk the path of symphonic historical metal,
this album speaks your language.

IN MOTU VERITAS is a symphonic metal opera by Elissabetha,
rooted in history, philosophy, and the eternal struggle
between truth and authority.

Classical orchestration, choirs, organ,
female lead vocals and deep growls
unfold across a multi-act narrative —
from celestial observation and forbidden knowledge
to judgment, collapse, and silent aftermath.

This album is inspired by the spirit and atmosphere of Haggard:
the weight of history,
the fusion of classical and metal structures,
and music that feels like a chronicle rather than a collection of songs.

No fantasy spectacle.
No modern shortcuts.
Only stone, time, belief, and consequence.

IN MOTU VERITAS
The world moves.
Truth remains.

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