Charlatan Lyrics


Charlatan!

Thou false light and fraud among frauds

Oh, holy trilemma

We have come here to bask in thy fall

We have come here to revel in thy withdrawal

Charlatan!

Thou weaver of spells from afar

No foul trick can save you now

No cursed prayer, hymn, or psalm

No enchanted cross, no bewitched moon or star

Charlatan!

Poison root of Abraham!

Charlatan!

Poison god of dust

Father Abraham had many sons

Many sons had arch-snake Abraham

I am not one of them, and neither are you

So, let us his song refute

Father Abraham had many sons

Many sons had desert-demon Abraham

I am not one of them, and neither are you

So, let's just cut him loose

Abraham! Masked shepherd of the slithering lamb

Behold your flock scattering

As we banish you back to the sand

As we banish you back to the holy land

Abraham!

Your new name is Charlatan!

Charlatan!

Cursed root of the-