[Verse 1] On his throne of splintered bone The corpse lord counts the rotten A crown of ants and broken teeth A mouth full of the forgotten His hands are maps of butchered nights His robe still drinks the black Every step leaves wet red prints No living thing comes back [Pre-Chorus] Hear the hymn of opened graves Hear the chain and iron scrape He lifts the head of yesterday And feeds it to the shade [Chorus] Corpse lord [scream] Forsaken throne Corpse lord [scream] Blood and bone Corpse lord [scream] He rules the cold Corpse lord [scream] Let the dead behold [Verse 2] Bodies hang like ruined flags From hooks of twisted pine He blesses them with ash and salt Then draws a line through time The dogs have fled, the saints are mute The worms have learned his name He wears the face of every war And laughs at human shame [Pre-Chorus] Hear the hymn of opened graves Hear the chain and iron scrape He lifts the head of yesterday And feeds it to the shape [Chorus] Corpse lord [scream] Forsaken throne Corpse lord [scream] Blood and bone Corpse lord [scream] He rules the cold Corpse lord [scream] Let the dead behold [Bridge] When the moon is split in two He drinks from pestilence jars He seals the wounds with forsaken rites And nails shut every star [Final Chorus] Corpse lord [scream] Forsaken throne Corpse lord [scream] Blood and bone Corpse lord [scream] He rules the cold Corpse lord [scream] Let the dead behold
