(Verse 1) Beneath the waves where dead dreams lie, R'lyeh stirs in the blackest night. The stars align in forbidden skies, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh awakens the might. From sunken spires of cyclopean stone, The Great One opens his ancient eye. No mercy for the flesh and bone, Humanity's reign is doomed to die. (Chorus) Cthulhu rises! Tentacles unfurl! Cephalopod overlords claim the world! Wrath from the deep, the end of our time, Bow to the squid, the octopus sublime! Iä! Iä! The old ones return, In slime and ink, our empires burn! (Verse 2) No more kings upon the land, No presidents or hollow thrones. The kraken wakes with chitin hand, And drags us screaming to our homes. Suction cups grip the towers high, Beaks tear through the feeble flesh. Cuttlefish camouflage the sky, While squid armadas crush the rest. (Chorus) Cthulhu rises! Tentacles unfurl! Cephalopod overlords claim the world! Wrath from the deep, the end of our time, Bow to the squid, the octopus sublime! Iä! Iä! The old ones return, In slime and ink, our empires burn! (Bridge (slow, spoken/screamed over eerie atmosphere)) We welcomed our new masters... With open arms and foolish pride. Now the seas boil with their laughter, And the sky rains with their tide. No escape from the elder mind, Eight arms stronger than your lies. All hail the ink-black paradigm— Humanity's chapter dies! (Final Chorus (faster, chaotic)) Cthulhu rises! Tentacles unfurl! Cephalopod overlords rule the world! Wrath unending, the takeover complete, In R'lyeh's glory, we kiss their feet! Iä! Iä! Cthulhu reigns supreme, All hail the cephalopod dream! (Outro Chant (fade into madness)) Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn... (Repeat as the riffs descend into abyssal feedback)
