Iron and Incense
driving dark with war dance, Driving dark EDM with dark choir textures and aggressive synth leads. Kick and bass hit hard, sidechained pads swell under metallic percussion and distant bells. Verses trade lines between male and female vocals; chorus blossoms into a trio hook with tight harmonies and vocoder doubles. Short choral stabs and distorted brass hits punctuate transitions, with a breakdown that strips to chant, drum, and sub before the final drop., electronic, medieval, female vocals, theme
Iron and Incense
driving dark with war dance, Driving dark EDM with dark choir textures and aggressive synth leads. Kick and bass hit hard, sidechained pads swell under metallic percussion and distant bells. Verses trade lines between male and female vocals; chorus blossoms into a trio hook with tight harmonies and vocoder doubles. Short choral stabs and distorted brass hits punctuate transitions, with a breakdown that strips to chant, drum, and sub before the final drop., electronic, medieval, female vocals, theme
Lyrics
Intro
Candles drip on stone
Helmets in a row
Steel on the long oak table
Shadows dance before the show
Verse 1
male vocal
Flag raised over gravel
Boots drum
Hearts unravel
Laugh lines under the scars
We toast by the glow of the sparks
female vocal
Gold rings on my fingers
Smoke in the chapel lingers
I taste iron in your breath
You taste honey over death
Chorus
Trapped in the pleasure of war
We dance on the edge of the sword
Hand on my throat like a vow
Look in my eyes
Don’t bow
Drums like a thousand hooves roar
We ask for a little bit more
Bodies in armor and lace
Loving the fear we face
Verse 2
duet – trading lines
[male] Velvet over chainmail
[female] Red wine on my chain veil
[male] You spin in a circle of knives
[female] I count every risk as a prize
[male] Choir in the courtyard rising
[female] Your grin in the dark
Surprising
[male] My hands stained
Still you stay
[female] We waltz while the banners fray
Pre-Chorus
[trio
Tight harmonies]
Breath on my neck
So close
Ash on our Sunday clothes
Kiss me like trumpets sound
Lift me up
Strike me down
Chorus
Bridge
low male vocal
Hear that march
That pounding ground
We move as one
We love that sound
[female vocal
Airy]
Spurs on your heels
Rattle my will
Call me your sin
I’ll follow you in
trio
We spin through the smoke
We smile through the cries
Every clash
Every choke
Puts a shine in our eyes
Chorus