[Lyrics: LoSicco '98] :As giant wings, fashioned from the flesh of the fallen, exerted their will to secure beast and rider's course in twilight's sky so the once placid night was disturbed. In legion they came with only instinct as guide spurred ever forward by an all-consuming hunger. A hunger so old that the truth in its origin was forgot, and so it came to pa**: In a land far, far from the source, far from the light Order decayed, decay wore away the immortal pride Realize the nature deprived Wanting the system has failed Willful the inner self Guiding where free flows the life In a scene, already seen, a pact is made [And] Gathering men, yet not wholly men, a break is made Fledglings at a time they were with few Centuries between and likewise treated in place But now in ma** exodus the willful Depart leaving the Noachian ways to rot The ancient fools were left to rot! A world with many fruits yet bared and many more in prime To pull apart the pulpy flesh and sip from what's inside
In ecstasy the warmth within is felt by sallow hands Which mold an all to willing flesh entranced by feral eyes Journey's end in lands once verboten, By Crimson Might the precept was broken From the skies yet more descend and swoop upon the tithe For as Lords and Ladies this must surely be their prize A glint of Mistress in their blades before they find their mark And in the wake of frenzy's end the sated now depart Silhouettes on ancient walls await the coming of nightfall where shadows pale as one As one blade with many wills with ceremonies end the nature reveals The need for the piercing blows - an opiate to the night By the Scarlet Lust Within the new found world will fall In a land far, far from the source, far from the light Order decayed, decay wore away the immortal pride Greener pastures overcome by foul decay The strongest first to fall with the weakest easily swayed With a scarlet gauntlet I rule by might that shall never be tethered In the Black & Crimson Glory I exist forever