Sertalis - Amor Aeternus (Blood Oath)

Another original song by yours truly, and meant for somebody truly special! ❤️

Lyrics:

Intro
O nocte sacra, o sanguis meus
Amor damnatus, lux pereus

Verse 1
When daylight drowns in funeral fire
I rise from stone and broken choirs
A thousand lives, a thousand graves
Still I burn with nothing saved
Your shadow cuts through endless years
A mortal flame that feeds my fear
I swore I’d never kneel again
But here I am—undone by sin

Pre-Chorus (building orchestration)
I’ve worn my curse like sacred skin
But you are where the fall begins

Chorus
TE AMO! — hear the angels scream
AMOR AETERNUS! blaspheme my dream
If loving you condemns my soul
Then drag me down, I want it whole
Blood and prayer, night and light
I am yours—in vita et morte—
Claim my eternal night

Verse 2
Cathedrals rot beneath my feet
I’ve fed on kings, I’ve tasted saints
But every throne means nothing now
When your breath breaks every vow
Your pulse resounds like war drums loud
A hymn that shreds the burial shroud
I could drain the world dry tonight
Yet spare you—my last rite

Pre-Chorus
Say my name, don’t turn away
Even demons learn how to pray

Chorus
TE AMO! beneath bleeding skies
AMOR AETERNUS! in your eyes
If heaven burns my name in stone
I’ll rule damnation, not alone
Blood and prayer, night and light
I am yours—in vita et morte—
Claim my eternal night

Bridge
Mea culpa! — I chose the grave
Mea vita! — the love I crave
I was damned before your kiss
Now damn me more—eternal bliss

Orchestral Break / Choir
Sanguis meus, cor meum
Non te relinquam, etiam in mortem

Breakdown
I won’t drink your soul—
I’ll drink your pain
I’ll bleed the hunger
I’ll wear the chains
Let the thirst tear me apart
I’ll starve for you—human heart

Final Chorus
TE AMO! till the stars decay
When time and flesh have blown away
Love me like a holy crime
Carve your name into my time
Blood and prayer, night and light
I am yours—in vita et morte—
Beyond death
Beyond light

Outro (Choir fading)
Amor aeternus…
Tenebrae vincunt…