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This is the final song of the album! No animations this time. No music video. This acoustic version brings Kaycia’s song, “Let the Darkness Drown,” back to the focus that started this all
—the music itself.

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Stream “Let the Darkness Drown” on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and YouTube. Coming soon to Spotify and additional platforms!

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Beauty blooms where shadows creep
A rose in ruins whispers deep
Fear’s a mirror
Sharp and clear

[Prechorus]
What do you see
When the night unfolds
Do you shiver
Or take control

[Chorus]
Let the darkness drown
Lay my burdens down
The Nightmare Throne will show you who you are
In the blackened sky
Where the echoes cry
The throne is waiting
It’s never far

[Verse 2]
Gods are gone
Their temples bare
A hollow hymn hangs in the air
Yet truth remains
Raw and rare

[Prechorus]
Step through the void
Shed your disguise
The throne will strip your alibis

[Chorus]
Let the darkness drown
Lay my burdens down
The Nightmare Throne will show you who you are
In the blackened sky
Where the echoes cry
The throne is waiting
It’s never far

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Let the Darkness Drown (Acoustic Version)”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

This is the fifth and final music video of The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack! A single bonus track will be released next week, but it will be audio only.

Kaycia’s fifth song, “Let the Darkness Drown” brings back the dark, electronic industrial tone that she loves so much.

The Nightmare Throne by Austin Lynn Clark (Amazon)

Stream “Let the Darkness Drown” on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and YouTube. Coming soon to Spotify and additional platforms!

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Beauty blooms where shadows creep
A rose in ruins whispers deep
Fear’s a mirror
Sharp and clear

[Prechorus]
What do you see
When the night unfolds
Do you shiver
Or take control

[Chorus]
Let the darkness drown
Lay my burdens down
The Nightmare Throne will show you who you are
In the blackened sky
Where the echoes cry
The throne is waiting
It’s never far

[Verse 2]
Gods are gone
Their temples bare
A hollow hymn hangs in the air
Yet truth remains
Raw and rare

[Prechorus]
Step through the void
Shed your disguise
The throne will strip your alibis

[Chorus]
Let the darkness drown
Lay my burdens down
The Nightmare Throne will show you who you are
In the blackened sky
Where the echoes cry
The throne is waiting
It’s never far

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Let the Darkness Drown”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

The fourth song, “Threads of Her Soul,” from The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack mixes trip-hop with dark ambient and was dedicated by Kaycia to her sister.

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Stream “Threads of Her Soul” on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and YouTube. Coming soon to Spotify and additional platforms!

Lyrics:

[Verse]
She held my hand through the stormy skies
Her laughter lingers where the sunlight dies
The world spun softly when we danced as one
Two souls
Two hearts
Now the light is gone

[Prechorus]
Echoes of her voice
They won’t let me go
Threads of her soul
Stitched to my own

[Chorus]
Sister of mine
The gods have spoken
Chains of the divine
Cannot be broken
For you
I’d let the heavens fall
I’d sacrifice the world
I’d give it all

[Verse 2]
I see her smile in the shadow’s glow
Her eyes like stars where the dark winds blow
The universe bends to the bond we share
A spark of power
A love so rare

[Prechorus]
What is a kingdom
What is a throne
If I stand on it
Forever alone

[Chorus]
Sister of mine
The gods have spoken
Chains of the divine
Cannot be broken
For you
I’d let the heavens fall
I’d sacrifice the world
I’d give it all

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Threads of Her Soul”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

This is my third song, “Shadows Linger,” from The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack! This one is a combination of dark ambient and electronic rock.

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Stream “Shadows Linger” on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and YouTube. Coming soon to Spotify and additional platforms!

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Whispers crawl like spiders in the night
Shadows dance where there is no light
Breath is heavy
Air so thin
The walls are closing
They pull me in

[Prechorus]
A creak
A crack
A distant scream
Nothing here is what it seems

[Chorus]
Shadows linger
Shadows bite
Hiding secrets out of sight
Run or stay
The choice is none
The dark has spoken
It’s begun

[Verse 2]
Footsteps echo on a hollow floor
Every step leads to one more door
Metal groans
The fires thrum
The clock ticks loud
but time won’t come

[Prechorus]
The mirror shifts
It knows my name
This endless maze
A wicked game

[Chorus]
Shadows linger
Shadows bite
Hiding secrets out of sight
Run or stay
The choice is none
The dark has spoken
It’s begun

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Shadows Linger”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

Everyone’s deluxe copy from The Nightmare Throne Kickstarter is in the mail! Thanks again for all of your support.

I still have a few copies left if anyone missed their chance to get the signed deluxe full-color edition. Message me for more details.

The second song from our promotional series of music videos has been released! This one has a much heavier industrial feel that many of you will enjoy. Every one of these songs has been crafted to evoke an entirely different vibe related to The Nightmare Throne. And over the coming weeks, I’d love to hear which ones are your favorites. Please note that these are entirely for fun, promotional purposes. Kaycia’s character in the book is not a musician.

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Mouths to feed and more to lose
Doomed from the beginning
Drunk and bloody on our knees
Trying to repent our sinning

[Pre-Chorus]
So grab your pitchforks
We’ve lost the plot
But it all still means a lot

[Chorus]
Blood rains from the sky
And no one knows why
Invisible creatures in the night
That you never see until you die

[Verse 2]
A forgotten daughter of the gods
Lost in this world we call our home
She’s got a heart of solid gold
And it’s broken on the Nightmare Throne

[Pre-Chorus]
But what does it matter
If we live or we die?
If it’s all or it’s nothing
Why not try?

[Chorus]
Blood rains from the sky
And no one knows why
Invisible creatures in the night
That you never see until you die
Blood rains from the sky
And no one knows why
Invisible creatures in the night
That you never see until you die

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Blood Rains from the Sky”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

Great news!! The deluxe copies from The Nightmare Throne Kickstarter have arrived and are ready to be signed! Some backers may start receiving their copies as early as next week.

I appreciate your patience throughout the last month. While other people were reading their standard copies on launch day, my greatest supporters (from Kickstarter) have been waiting for their chance to receive the best version of the book. And I can assure you, the wait has been worth it. These books are beautiful, and I can’t wait to hear everyone’s reactions when you finally start reading.

You all need to watch / listen to this!!

This is Kaycia’s debut song, “Daughter of the Gods,” from The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack. It’s a mix of the electronic, orchestral, and industrial genres, based on a piano piece I composed myself. Additional tracks will be released weekly, soon to be available on all music platforms! And don’t forget to buy the book!

The Nightmare Throne by Austin Lynn Clark (Amazon)

Lyrics:

[Verse]
An empty soul has a hollow voice
My mind grows numb from the noise
Of fear and despair
An endless prayer
To a goddess who is not there

[Chorus]
The world is ending
And all we know
The old gods die on the Nightmare Throne
And somewhere in the storm
A child is born
Lost daughter of the gods

[Verse 2]
They say the creatures walk among us now
A cry for help
But we don’t know how
The skies are bleeding
But we’re not needing
Any saving
We’re beyond saving

[Chorus]
The world is ending
And all we know
The old gods die on the Nightmare Throne
And somewhere in the storm
A child is born
Lost daughter of the gods

[Bridge]
There’s nothing left here
So why stay?
Maybe we’ll find another way

[Chorus]
The world is ending
And all we know
The old gods die on the Nightmare Throne
And somewhere in the storm
A child is born
Lost daughter of the gods
The world is ending
And all we know
The old gods die on the Nightmare Throne
And somewhere in the storm
A child is born
Lost daughter of the gods

Artist: Kaycia Eldren
“Daughter of the Gods”
The Nightmare Throne Soundtrack
Music/Lyrics: Austin Lynn Clark
Aeilic Records
© 2025, Austin Lynn Clark

We did it, everyone! Thank you all for your support!

The Nightmare Throne is now on sale through all major distribution channels (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc) for the standard hardcover and paperback. The ebook and audiobook versions are momentarily exclusive to Kindle and Audible respectively, and are both available now!

The Kickstarter campaign is now over. If you missed your chance for the deluxe full-color edition, there’s still an option to buy a late pledge on Kickstarter for a higher price. Once the limited timeframe ends, however, we can’t guarantee when and how this version might be available again.

Only 1 day remains for the deluxe full-color Kickstarter!

The Nightmare Throne goes officially on sale in 1 day!

Furthermore, the final free audiobook chapter is now available on YouTube and Spotify. Chapter 7 marks the end of part 1, but not the end of the entire book. If you would like to listen to the remaining 32 chapters, it releases on Audible tomorrow!