In tenebris Respira, respira Oculi clausi Cor meum tibi datur Heavy doors slam Stone floor under my feet Black veil, white hands Rosary wrapped like a chain Cold air cuts Incense bites at my lungs Sisters stand in a line Eyes up, lips shut Sanguis in cathedra Sanguis, sanguis in cathedra (mea culpa, mea maxima culpa) Pater, ignis, domina Pater, pater, domina (ave, ave, ave mortua) I march to the beat Like a trial, like a war Iron cross at my throat Burns hot, feels right Latin on the tongue Sharp teeth on the words Every “amen” hits Like a fist, like a gun Dies irae, dies illa Cor fremit, cor tremit Lux cadit, umbra surgit Sanguis cantat, mundus dormit
