I swore it had gone Yet, yet in vain? Caught in the coils of oration again Above, I was the witness of Wings, once unfurled Below, my splendor, no No longer tied to this world I saw the serpent in my sleep These scales often waiting in my most desolate dreams And at times, oh, it bears such horns Its eyes Much more menacing than the night I swore it had gone Yet, yet in vain? Caught in the coils of oration again Above, I was the witness of Wings, once unfurled Below, my splendor, no No longer tied I saw the serpent in my sleep These scales often waiting in my most desolate dreams And at times, oh, it bears such horns Its eyes Much more menacing than the night Before Descend if not for a day Stars starve me Of my breath, of my light A vision less than serene Descend if not for a day Stars starve me Of my breath, of my light A vision less than serene Descend if not for a day Stars starve me Of my breath, of my light A vision less than serene Fabric not of life Descend, if not for a day For shivering souls Into a cold As old as the flame Above, I was the witness of Wings, once unfurled Below, my splendor, no No longer tied to this world I saw the serpent in my sleep These scales often waiting in my most desolate dreams And at times, oh, it bears such horns Its eyes Much more menacing than the night