Djinns Are At The Door --------------------------- The desert air goes still and cold Before the swarm arrives I feel it in the plaster walls Something that scrapes and writhes The lamp above me starts to flick A sound begins outside A rumble rises in my chest Before I hear the sound The hissing swarm comes from the west It's tearing through the ground I feel the air go cold and thin My breath turns sharp and raw Something unholy creeps within Something without a law The walls are breaking, caving in I can't give in The screaming splits apart I feel my heart The Djinns are at the door - they pound The Djinns are at the door - that sound We cannot hold the line -it breaks We cannot hold the line - it shakes They split the wood and crack the stone They drag us screaming, drag us prone The Djinns are at the door again We cannot hold - we feel the pain The Djinns are standing at the door The Djinns are standing at the door We cannot hold the line - stand fast We cannot hold - this door won't last I press my back against the wall My fingers grip the frame I hear the hinges start to fall I taste the bitter shame The roof above me starts to bow The plaster rains like sleet I cannot breathe - I don't know how The boards give at my feet The ceiling starts to crack There's no way back The door won't take the weight Too late -too late The Djinns are at the door - they scream The Djinns are at the door - we dream We cannot hold the line - it's dust We cannot hold the line - we must They tear the ceiling, split the air They fill the room - they're everywhere The Djinns are at the door - we fall We cannot hold the line at all The Djinns are standing at the door The Djinns are standing at the door We cannot hold the line - we're through We cannot hold - there's nothing to do We cannot hold the line - breaking through I prayed until I ran dry The hammering would not cease I never thought I'd ever cry To beg them for release I realized I'd always known This terror was my own The Djinns were always mine to face. The Djinns were pounding at the door The Djinns were pounding - what's in store We could not hold the line - we knelt We could not hold the line - we felt But then the Prophet heard our prayer Their wings receded through the air The Djinns are at the door no more We held - we held - we held the door The Djinns are standing at the door The Djinns are standing at the door We cannot hold the line, we can't We cannot hold - we never could - we can't The Djinns are at the door The quiet settles in my chest The fear is fading fast I hear my heartbeat, nothing more The horror couldn't last I open up the door and breathe The Djinns are at the door --- "Djinns Are At The Door" Copyright © 2026 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
