The Scapegoat Lyrics - Hammer Of Gods - Angel Corpse

I who wait and writhe and wrestle 

With air that hath no boughs to nestle 

My body weary of empty clasp 

Strong as a lion and sharp as an asp 

Give me the sign of the Open Eye 

And the token erect of the thorny thigh 

And the word of madness and mystery 

Scapegoat 

I am a man 

Do as thou wilt as a great god can 

I am awake 

In the grip of the snake 

The eagle slashes with beak and claw 

The gods withdraw 

The great beasts come 

Scapegoat 

Goat of thy flock I am gold I am god 

Flesh to thy bone - flower to thy rod 

Thrust the sword through the galling fetter 

With hoofs of steel I race on the rocks 

Through solstice stubborn to equinox 

All-devourer - all-bequetter 

And I rave 

And I rape and I rip and I rend 

Everlasting - world without end 

Scapegoat 

(From "Hymn to Pan" by Aleister Crowley)