[Verse 1] Mother’s blood was lightning on the peak Father drew the shadow from the stone They burned a year and month, a quiet storm Before the road reclaimed her as its own Far away, upon the sacred loam She felt the second heartbeat start to rise I woke among the giants and the shield-wall songs With magic in the marrow of my eyes [Pre-Chorus] The heartbeat of the earth The laughter of the brave A cradle built of iron And an ancient, roaring grave [Chorus] Now the mongoose walks the border of the sun To tear the mortal temples down With laughter in the venom and the claws I bring my father’s kingdom to the town Let the steeples shake, let the merchants run A chaos born of midnight and of bone [Verse 2] The world of men is narrow, pale, and cold They barred the door against my father's name They thought the serpents curled in every dark Would choke upon the fury of my flame I wear the fur, I wear the hunter’s wit A thousand deaths are dancing in my teeth The human cities look so soft and sweet Beneath the rusted iron of my sheath [Pre-Chorus] The heartbeat of the earth The laughter of the brave A cradle built of iron And an ancient, roaring grave [Chorus] Now the mongoose walks the border of the sun To tear the mortal temples down With laughter in the venom and the claws I bring my father’s kingdom to the town Let the steeples shake, let the merchants run A chaos born of midnight and of bone [Bridge] [Instrumental: hurdy-gurdy drone, heavy tom-tom march] They wanted peace, they wanted quiet stone They never asked what marrow made my own [Chorus] Now the mongoose walks the border of the sun To tear the mortal temples down With laughter in the venom and the claws I bring my father’s kingdom to the town Let the steeples shake, let the merchants run A chaos born of midnight and of bone [Outro] [Instrumental: woodwind flourish, galloping double-kick fade] Ling is here The hunt begins
