[church choir, distant] Adeste... Adeste... --- [low male vocal] O come, all ye fallen, Faithless and forsaken, Come through the darkness, Come without a sound. Candles are dying, Something waits behind them, Calling you closer... Closer to the ground. --- [choir] **Venite... Venite...** --- [chorus] O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him... **The king below.** --- [whisper] Don't be afraid. You came here of your own accord. --- Ash upon the altar, Black beneath the halo, Sweetly sings the choir with borrowed tongues. Kneel before the silence, Taste the sacrament of midnight, Every prayer you whisper feeds another one. --- [Latin choir, growing] **Adeste... Adeste... Adeste inferi...** --- [low male vocal] You asked for revelation. Look at me. --- [heavy chorus] O COME, LET US ADORE HIM, O COME, LET US ADORE HIM, O COME, LET US ADORE HIM— **THE KING BELOW.** --- [breakdown — whispered] No star above us. No heaven listening. Only the bells... And something answering. --- [choir] **Venite...** [lead] Come closer. [choir] **Venite...** [lead] Kneel lower. [choir] **Venite...** [lead, almost whispered] You know why you're here. --- [final chorus] O come, all ye fallen, Faithless and forsaken, Come and behold him crowned beneath the flame. Glory in the darkness, Glory to the nameless— [everything drops out] O come... Let us adore him. [whisper] He already knows your name. --- [distant choir] **Adeste... Adeste inferi...**
