The Sacrificial Flame

Oh life, oh barren wasteland A wandering callous dream We are rising and transcending these dreamless gods, never-ending The shackles of your demons fall silent A maelstrom of silvery light breaks the simulation And the dark face of Eve paints the Sethian sky Oh life, so frail rests your body in decay Now surpassing the corporal One final horrid astonishment The shackles of your demons fall silent You brought death, heartbreak and pain Your mother wept and welcomed the rain For the lives we've led, for the songs we've sang Like one last breath on the sacrificial flame Soul Matter Spirit Desire The Achamoth raped on the funeral pyre Soul Matter Spirit Desire Earth Wind Water and Fire The Achamoth raped on the funeral pyre And here, each flower, each flame every new-born child wears a garment of sorrow For peace cannot ascend with blood on my hands and war throughout our lands Cause here, this bountiful Earth - The harvest static and bound Cause here, under Achamoth skies Where you assembled our confinement I raise my head from the Water The unknown has no filter Oh Lord - Oh dreadful Watcher Your ruin will only scratch my skin The shackles of your demons fall silent You brought death, heartbreak and pain Your mother wept and welcomed the rain For the lives we've led, for the songs we've sang Like one last breath on the sacrificial flame