[Verse 1] I tore the seal From the bone-walled gate Black ash on my tongue And rust in the vein The altar burned Under wolf-red smoke I drank from the wound And laughed as they choked [Pre-Chorus] Kneel to the void Or be dragged below Your name in the mire Your soul in the snow [Chorus] Burn, burn, holy fraud Ash in my hands Black, black crown of thorns Rot in the sand Burn, burn, holy fraud Hear my command I am the knife At the throat of your land [Verse 2] I wore your prayers Like a flayed-out skin Hung them from pines To the wind's grim hymn Your marble saints Wept blood in the rain I carved out their eyes With a blade of disdain [Pre-Chorus] Kneel to the void Or be dragged below Your name in the mire Your soul in the snow [Chorus] Burn, burn, holy fraud Ash in my hands Black, black crown of thorns Rot in the sand Burn, burn, holy fraud Hear my command I am the knife At the throat of your land [Bridge] [Half-time] Seven hounds howl From the ash-choked hill I shatter the dark With an iron will No dawn, no grace No mercy left Just a frozen breath And a world bereft [Final Chorus] Burn, burn, holy fraud Ash in my hands Black, black crown of thorns Rot in the sand Burn, burn, holy fraud Hear my command I am the knife At the throat of your land
