The journey was long and steep Sweat turns black and runs with dust Here I seek the edge of the world The secrets that lie behind the veil The rapture of the universe As the sun pours down like honey Three sentries loom in the skyline Our sun of eternity shrines bright Many souls slumber On the mountainside below Dressed in royal robes of green and red My left hand points to the earth My right towards the starry sky Writhing serpent belt of eternity Wrapped round my waist Black banner blows in the wind Emblazoned with the white rose of death Under cover of night, by fire light Wood smoke in my lungs Moss and blood in my hair Ash in my eyes, I grip the torch My light illuminates her ritual Lost sigil burns in the dark Her ecstasy shakes the canyon The future now glows with a blue brilliance In my mind's eye I can see a stronghold With a moat of pure spring water Spires of cedar and fir