Sitar in the Grave

[Verse 1] In the crypt of feedback I found a cracked old string Curved like a serpent spine Under the altar ring Dust on the bridge and bone Fingers in ember glow I strike the buried note And watch the marrow show [Pre-Chorus] Snake-neck singing Through the dead air Glass-bone humming Drag the mourners there [Chorus] Sitar in the grave (teach the tomb to scream) Theremin in the grave (tear the veil between) Sitar in the grave (raise the swarm, obey) Theremin in the grave (we rot in perfect wave) [Verse 2] The priesthood called it heresy Too thin for war, too wild But every note was barbed And every cry was filed The theremin slid like smoke Through rusted chapel doors A phantom in the pulse A wound that wanted more [Pre-Chorus] Cold hand calling From the blackened stack Flesh and wire Dragging hell back [Chorus] Sitar in the grave (teach the tomb to scream) Theremin in the grave (tear the veil between) Sitar in the grave (raise the swarm, obey) Theremin in the grave (we rot in perfect wave) [Bridge] [Half-time] Beneath the severed moon The strings begin to bite A cobra made of flame A ghost in ultraviolet The air bends open The body loses name Then the drums return And everything is flame [Final Chorus] Sitar in the grave (teach the tomb to scream) Theremin in the grave (tear the veil between) Sitar in the grave (raise the swarm, obey) Theremin in the grave (we rot in perfect wave) [Outro] Play it through the pit Let the dead ones sing A funeral for the pure With a thousand poisoned strings