She Said Destroy

Into that darkness Into that darkness Like jackals howling Like flowers unfolding Into that darkness Into that darkness The banners in tatters The virgin is blessed Into that darkness Into that darkness As if seeking there Hope's bloody prey The dead dog sinking Turning and turning Into that darkness Into that darkness The bodies collapsed Swollen with gas Into that darkness Into that darkness In the hovels and gutters Her face to the storm Into that darkness Into that darkness Still broken, still bleeding The crack of the neck The gut shriek of thunder The blood call of lightning She said destroy in black New York... Into that darkness Into that darkness Like jackals howling Like flowes unfolding Into that darkness Into that darkness The virgin has blessed The call of the beast Into that darkness Into that darkness As if seeking there Hope's bloody prey The dead dog sinking Turning and turning She said destroy in black New York...