A darkened shape moves in the waters bronze The Arms of God and mighty Rivers Three The fickle tides tell of tales now gone Of blackland's plains, of Set's profound decree Gold eyes that saw the seas of old recede That saw the desert's young and fertile bloom Saw dragons walk upon a world of green And on a ruined earth beheld their doom Guardian of the deeps, of reeds, where cattails sway From the windswept coast to the prairies green Guardian of the deeps, of reeds where herons prey From the edge of ruin to the riverside unseen Deep in the swamp and marsh, the bog and moor The Lord of Fear, of watchful face saw true As man first came, and came as man before With flint or lead or steel's ominous hue 'Neath Ibis' gaze, protector of the Sun In Plumage green sifts silt and stirs the mud Preys upon the hind, the fowl, hare set to run Waters bronze stained crimson shade of blood Guardian of the deeps, of reeds, where cattails sway From the windswept coast to the prairies green Guardian of the deeps, of reeds where herons prey From the edge of ruin to the riverside unseen You are great in power Great in might and secret wind Lord of all the deeps Arrayed in grey draconic skin Scion of the Brazos and the rivers red Priestly inhabitant and portender of doom Defender of the waters and the Sun Above Cast in the cypress shadows underneath the moon Devourer of fish and fowl and deer and man Lurker in the shallows and the windswept reeds The serene tranquility of picturesque scene Erupts in violent deathroll when He feeds Guardian of the deeps, of reeds, where cattails sway From the windswept coast to the prairies green Guardian of the deeps, of reeds where herons prey From the edge of ruin to the riverside unseen All behold your might Lord of our refracted dooms Beware the gaping maw The teeth that gleam beneath the moon

Come to reckon the light that blinds you In the darkest of days Whispers drift through the withered forest Bid you come here to stay Shadowed tendrils caress your body Like a lover's embrace Only darkness awaits within here Leaving nary a trace Come now Hear the other side call Welcome To the dark lady's hall Take a seat at the oaken table 'neath the night canopy Raise your cup to the queen of terror In her red vanity Golden eyes search your soul for weakness Knowing what they will find Parted lips reveal fangs of silver Merciless and unkind Come now Hear the other side call Welcome To the dark lady's hall Weep now That you're caught in her path Tremble At the sight of her wrath Come now Hear the other side call Welcome To the dark lady's hall Weep now That you're caught in her path Tremble At the sight of her wrath

Let the world around us burn Strip bare its bleach white bones Every leader will fall From the ashes, a new way will emerge (Now) Rise up together Our spirits will fly above our dreams Beyond the horizon We’re building the New Ecology Only ruins will stand The looming gravestones Of the old hierarchies The time of monuments Has reached its end Steel yourselves As the wolf age begins (Now) Rise up together Our spirits will fly above our dreams Beyond the horizon We’re building the new ecology Take up arms Stand side by side Be ready to fight Now rise up together Our spirits will fly above our dreams Out beyond the horizon Discovering our humanity Rise up together We’ll realign sociology From hopeless horizons We’re building the New Ecology

I can't understand the way you speak There's nothing that makes sense at all in your voice I try to read your face but there is Nothing there, no words, no scripture Only mimicry can comprehend it I can mirror but can't understand it There are times when I have only Wanted to reach you but i can't reach you For all time There's only been a way For a moment That slipped away Deep within this twisted mind You know what you will find When hope is trampled down Along the path behind you Now there is nowhere to hide There's nothing left inside The place you left is empty And I've been left behind All I wanted was a chance to see it The other side, where everything makes sense Where everyone but me lives all the time I guess, but maybe I'm just blind Wanted to know if I could just be normal Just a touch, just a touch informal I didn't need it, didn't need it to last But even so it slipped away so fast In my whole life There’s only been a way For a moment That slipped away Deep within this twisted mind You know what you will find When hope is trampled down Along the path behind you There is nowhere to hide There’s nothing left inside The place you left is empty And I’ll be left behind Look into this broken mind You know what you will find When all's been left to fall Along the path behind you There is nothing to hide There's nothing left inside The place you used to be is empty And I've been left behind

The river's rust and manborne wood Chimera's curse is spoken The anvil of the gods is gone The swords of giants high and long Rake skies that weep, the wind to reap And Erebor is broken The dragon's gone, the forge is cold Blue skies, like blue eyes sullen The sand did settle long ago The wrath that laid the Wanderer low The threadbare cloak, the dread oath spoke And Erebor is fallen Mourn the hill Taken away by time Nothing remains In the end Time will take us all The lies of skies that dare defy The liturgy of Romans Self-offered water long since spent The lonely mountain standing, rent The quaking trust of failing lust Is Erebor's fell omen Mourn the hill Taken away by time Nothing remains In the end Time will take us all Mourn the hill Taken away by time Nothing remains In the end Time will take us all

Sometimes it seems Impediments recede And there's a glimpse Of possibility Then it slips away Gone for another day A chance at change Gone for eternity Open your eyes And see another way Breathe in It's only for today Reach out Take it in your hand Lift your head Time to make a stand I can't take is anymore The negativity that you have in store I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it Stand up, brush off and seize the day It's time to build a brand new way We're heading towards utopia Heading towards utopia Whenever someone dares To hope or to prepare There's always someone there To cut them down There's no camaraderie In your hostility So if that's all you have Shut your fucking mouth Open your eyes And see another way Breathe in It's only for today Reach out And take it in your hand Lift your head Time to make a stand I can't take it anymore The negativity that you have in store I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it Stand up, brush off and seize the day It's time to build a brand new way We're heading towards utopia Heading towards utopia

When I close my eyes I can see everything I’ve ever known But when I open my eyes I inevitably find that I have gone blind Gone blind But sometimes Wonder if There’s something But I have Gone blind It’s hard to unlearn all I’ve ever known It’s hard to believe that it could ever be Different than this But there are times that I wonder what could be? If I could ever see what I am missing Just put my finger on the pulse And catch a glimpse of what Everyone around me sees, but I’m tired So tired I don’t know if I can take another day of this I don’t know what I’ll do if I have to Wake another morning and face the light of day I don’t know if it's even possible to return

Crashing upon the ground like a lightning bolt Arrows descend like fire Cursing the fields and streets with a desert wind Kneel to the withering fire Know that there is no peace in a stolen land Conquest is never done Empires break and fall, they can never stand Justice will soon be done Sorrow of centuries left like kindling Now it has turned to flame Breath of the desert comes on you cursed ones Be you consumed by flames Fangs of the lioness closed around your neck Blood of the swine will stain Come like the yearly flood, quench the baking earth Let the unjust be slain Fire will come, The old world is dying And the new world is yet to be born Keep your eyes ahead A new world is possible Bringing the wrath of god on the enemy Cast out the world of old Arm locked in arm we walk to the golden land Now is the time to be bold Fire will come, The old world is dying And the new world is yet to be born Keep your eyes ahead A new world is possible Fire will come, The old world is dying And the new world is yet to be born Keep your eyes ahead A new world is possible

Tired Like a sculptor made in marble Chipping, chiseling, free myself each day From sleep, from sloth That tether me like serpents in my bed And leave me staring upward Wishing I were dead Choking down and swallowing The bitter taste of entropy's dismay What wears me down before the day's begun The war with accidie that I've just barely won The enemy within my mind that shies beneath the sun Ingeminating words, ingeminating thoughts That those fell imps within my skull Ferried into darkest corners and then brought I'm left with naught No, even then I'm not For once I rise and step, for step I must My bones weigh at me, creak like iron wrought with rust Like lead they beguile my every step And poisoning me, myself, with every breath With every thought, I seek to undermine With every creak of ankle With every creak of knee and spine To give again what's lost but once was mine Oh, dark wyrd, whose thread did knit my soul Now stitch my lips and silence me once more For silence is my curse, forevermore And violence brings my hearse, this oath I swore For truth and worth cannot abide as one When in truth's wake all good things come undone Alas, all hope has gone Now what's brought on Began as but a fading ember And burned my every word to cinders Caldera of my life, none should admire With every wakeful breath, gods, do I tire All silent, cold and dead, so calls the crier The feast is over and the lamps expire

There is nothing Only silence Silence and sorrow Within my soul Where once was hope I have now only My contemplation Of my ruination What I'd dreamed of What I’d reached for All that remains Are memories But I've known This ruin before And I will endure When I'm dreaming Sometimes I feel the pull Of another dimension That could've been That might have been Where I had another A chance at redemption Some reckless intention Still led me astray But I know This ruin and more Still I will endure