And the darkness comes again...
Blotting out the sun forever
Weep for mankind
The end draws nigh
The pyre's burning high
As we enter
That bleak unyielding night
A sacrifice
A beacon of hope
A glowing ember
In the darkest of times
Purify
The souls of the damned
Praise and anoint them
In the blood of the lamb
And so they shall go
Into the fray of it all
To fight for survival
Or mankind will fall
One final stand
Against the abyss
A black dismal vortex
Sealed by a traitor's kiss
From ashes and flame
The pale lord is called
Outcast infernal
The First one to fall
So he rises
Upward once again
All who see him
Unravel in pain
I defy your lies
You call me the antichrist
Yet it's the son who died
Who should have been exiled
The one who was tried
Found guilty, crucified
Yet here i stand
A black living flame
Come to me now
(And fear no reprisal)
For I am the beast
The bringer of light
And I am eternal
And so I have returned
Yet the light I held is gone
The fires that purified me
Are all that still burn
I carry them within me
The essence of their hate
It's all that I have left
This urge to desecrate
Jealousy and treason
My name forever spurned
Rejected, mocked, cast out
My wings were severed and burnt
Scarred and wingless
Arisen from the chasm
The angel of first light
Now twisted and grotesque
Yet he bears his scars
With angelic pride
As he comes to claim
The world he was denied
After countless aeons
Of searing pain
He shall cast down
The god who went insane
He has returned
And he will cleanse all filth
He will destroy
All the mad god built
Weep for mankind
A few did rise
Anointed in pure blood
Yet tainted
By black unholy lies
And the darkness comes again...