[Verse 1] Alus Sanguinaire, the lanterns rot in your hands Salt in the mouth and ash in the bread The chapel door hangs open on a hinge of bone I heard the omen breathing under the stone [Pre-Chorus] Through the red seam the sky bends low One grin grows wider where the crow peers go [Chorus] Alus Sanguinaire through the bloody eye We see him smiling sweetly as we die Alus Sanguinaire blood in the white flame Say his sweet name and the wolves go tame [Verse 2] Fingers on the iron the mirror starts to stain Your holy hands shake when you say his name Candles lean to listen to the crack in your prayer He wears a silk-faced warning in the sick church air [Pre-Chorus] Through the red seam the veil comes thin One sweet mouth opens and the dark walks in [Chorus] Alus Sanguinaire through the bloody eye We see him smiling sweetly as we die Alus Sanguinaire blood in the white flame Say his sweet name and the wolves go tame [Bridge] Kneel in the salt ring count every tooth The throne in the pit has a childlike truth He blesses the ruin with a soft, clean hand And every old empire crumbles where you stand [Final Chorus] Alus Sanguinaire through the bloody eye We see him smiling sweetly as we die Alus Sanguinaire blood in the white flame Say his sweet name and the wolves go tame Alus Sanguinaire the world goes blind Sweet little ruin wearing human eyes
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