Konrad Curze - Crowned by Night

In the dark of Nostramo…
Justice was born without mercy.
I did not choose the night.
The night chose me.

Born beneath a dead black sky
No sun, no hope, no law
A world of fear and endless crime
Where screams became the law
I learned the truth from broken bones
From alleys filled with lies
That fear can stop the wicked heart
When justice always dies
I saw the future, clear and sharp
Like knives inside my mind
All paths end soaked in blood and sin
No mercy left to find

I am the fear you need to live
The end you must obey
I am not cruel, I am the truth
That lights the darkest way
They call me monster, fiend, and curse
But I see what they deny
Peace is born from terror first
That is the reason why

The Emperor came dressed in gold
Spoke of hope and law
But hope is weak where men are beasts
And law is just a flaw
He wanted smiles, he wanted faith
I showed him what I knew
That only fear can shape the mass
When morals break in two
My Legion wore the face of dread
Bat wings, red stained hands
Not heroes born of shining light
But killers who understand

I am the fear you need to live
The sin you won’t confess
I break the spine of wicked men
So millions suffer less
I do not kill for love or joy
I kill because it’s true
A peaceful world is built on screams
And I must see it through

“I wanted to be a hero…”
“…but look what justice needs to be.”
“I am not mad.”
“I am right.”
“I judged myself long before you did.”

My visions showed my final end
My father’s hand, my fall
I walked the path I always saw
I never fought it at all
For if the future cannot change
Then guilt is just a chain
I became what I was meant to be
To prove the truth of pain
I let them hate, I let them judge
Their knives were always near
For in the end, my death would prove
That fate is crystal clear

I am the fear you need to live
The shadow of your lies
You preach of hope, I show the cost
Behind your noble cries
If evil falls by greater evil
Then let my name be cursed
I was the blade that cut the rot
So mankind bled out first

“Death is nothing compared to vindication.”
I was never insane…
I was honest.
And honesty…
Is the cruelest thing of all.