Horology (Live in Milwaukee ’19)

[Verse 1]
Once upon a time
There was a great hermit dominion
Veiled from inside and out
Ruled by a lone eremite
Bringer of an inferno
Conduit to Satan himself
To Tchort, Abaddon, and Set
A demented figurehead
Heinous looking thing, he was
Cold and terrible
A long and aquiline nose
Between swelling temples
His green eyes, a window
To the Ninth Circle of Hell
A tiny neck supporting a head
Filled with an unbending desolation

[Chorus 1]
Seditious bands storm the bastion
Alive with revenge
And grand intentions
Unbeknownst protomartyrs
Indoctrinated
With impalement

[Verse 2]
Just like that the plot was crushed
Brushed away without a thought
Some were found alive, though
Left to roam without their skin
Cauterized and blistering
Forever marked for all to see
Reminding those who think dissent
Is a bridge across the sea
One did make a pilgrimage
In search of a family
Evaporated in the dark
Stolen by the despot
A journey made all the worse
Having had his eyes gouged
He left without the gift of sight
To face his true destroyer

[Chorus 2]
Across the land he walked with death
Parading his ossuary
Upon reaching the castle walls
A twist of fate, his mind baulks

[Outro]
Sit down weary traveler
I am that what you seek
Join me in a meal
To hear of my repentance
I'd lift the veil from your eyes
And look beyond the three
Now you know the truth behind:
It's tetrachromacy

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