(A new era) (A new era) (A new era) (A new era) Ophidian visions Eyes: two burning coals The tongue: a tale of Gods passed and forsaken Serpent coils in dirt, drawing full circles Devouring its birth, hatching new worlds Claiming its seven crowns, quenching its sins He crawls to smother among the breeds (A new era) (A new era) (A new era) (A new era) Stars aligned and merged in an architecture of fear Preachers on the rise, Gods feast on smoke and tears Smothering all the breeds – The seven-headed beast Armies of hooded beasts align and torch the temples Echoes of history stabbed irrational Industrialised lies manufactured from the ground More emperors than crowns in the realm of ignorance Stars align in a construct of fear (A new era) (A new era) (A new era) (A new era) Candles burn in the light, anger smoulders Eyes sewn shut, hands bound in prayer Knees sore, tongues pouring flies Heads numbed, cradled in a soothing dream