Blackened Gold

(Verse 1) Boot heels clicking on the sun-baked stone Nine days out where the wind bleached bone I left the safety of the circle behind To see what’s waiting at the edge of the mind The horizon’s bleeding a violet hue The old skin’s itching, I’m tearing it through No wards to hold, no prayers to say Just a spiritual outlaw losing his way. ​(Pre-Chorus) Samael warned me not to scratch the seal But I want to know if the fire is real Beyond the gates where the kings all sit I’m diving headfirst into the pit. ​(Chorus) Drag me through the lake, let the chaos rise I’m staring at the sun with wide-open eyes Tiamat, Leviathan, tear me apart Construct a furnace in the center of my heart Break the spirit, let the fracture hold Rebuild the wreckage into blackened gold. ​(Verse 2) Twenty-five percent says I won’t come back Just a shadow wandering the desert track A self-induced psychosis, a holy scream The ultimate end of the mortal dream Iblis is laughing in the shifting sand But I’ve got the steering wheel in my hand Reckless? Maybe. Stupid? Sure. But I’m looking for the poison that acts as the cure. ​(Bridge) Scry into the flashing, don’t look away The price of the vision is the life you pay Execution of the spirit on the altar of the dust Transformation is a violent must No protection, no place to hide Just the roar of the ocean of the dark inside. ​(Guitar Solo / Heavy Instrumental Break) ​(Chorus) Drag me through the lake, let the chaos rise I’m staring at the sun with wide-open eyes Tiamat, Leviathan, tear me apart Construct a furnace in the center of my heart Break the spirit, let the fracture hold Rebuild the wreckage into blackened gold. ​(Outro) Blackened gold... (spoken word) If you find this video, I’m already gone Into the fire, into the dawn Higher self, take the throne I’m a spiritual outlaw, coming home. (Fade out on the sound of desert wind and distorted bass)