Verse 1: Through gates of shadows I descend Where mortal sins and sorrows blend The poet guides my burning eyes Through circles where redemption dies Chorus: Down, down through layers of despair Each circle shows what souls can bear The truth of mankind's darkest face In this forsaken, timeless place Verse 2: The lustful dance on storms of pain The gluttons drown in acid rain The greedy push their golden weights While wrathful tears corrode the gates (Bridge Spoken with orchestral backing) Deeper still we journey on Where blasphemers scream their song Through the city wreathed in flame Where the damned have lost their name Verse 3: In frozen depths of traitor's hell Where Judas' tears turned crystal fell The final truth reveals its face In this unholy, cursed embrace Final Chorus: Down, down through circles nine Where mortal sins entwine The poet's wisdom burns As human nature turns To face its own design Outro Whispered: What makes us human after all? Is grace just pride before the fall? The answer lies in circles deep Where tortured souls their vigil keep