Across the eternal seas of infinity And beyond the blackest oceans of times The mighty Ancient Ones lie dead but dreaming Awaiting silently beyond the gates They were, They are, and They shall be The Gods of the Abyss Behold the crawling chaos That calls beyond the stars Upon the oldest desert are gateways In the form of whirling columns of iridescent dust In the day they resemble dancing pillars And by night glowing spires When the rays of the seven venerated stars Shine in their position The ancient curse will awake From its primordial slumber At their return Mankind shall bow their heads And serve them as lords The prayers of the prophets Shall not prevail against them Neither crescent nor cross nor star Can forestall their approach When once again the heavens align And the gate is opened They were, They are, and They shall be The Gods of the Abyss Behold the crawling chaos That calls beyond the stars The legacy of the Ancient Ones Upon the oldest desert are gateways in the form Of whirling columns of iridescent dust In the day they resemble dancing pillars And by night glowing spires When the rays of the seven venerated stars Shine in their position The ancient curse will awake From its primordial slumber From the dark stars they came before mankind existed Unseen and loathsome They descended to primal earth Beneath the oceans they brooded while ages past Till seas gave up the land whereupon the swarmed They were, They are, and They shall be The Gods of the Abyss Behold the crawling chaos That calls beyond the stars