Sky Burial Lyrics - Aurora Borealis

Life's circle has come to pass release the soul free at last 

This is not a tragic end but a new beginning to start again 

Let us gather ceremony commence a sacred clearing is where we begin 

The tools for this trade are small and few 

Ripping and crushing the priest is to do 

Life's circle has come to pass release the soul free at last 

As he sharpens up his blade bring the body here she lays 

Looking up into the sky the birds of prey are quick to fly 

Down, insert the blade deep within 

Tear, cutting flesh from limb to limb 

Break, crush and shatter very bone 

Pray, gut the corpse the blood runs cold 

Vultures drawing closer still beginning now to feast at will 

Her memory now just remains all flesh and bones are carried away 

Life, a tribute to the ways of old 

Death, this is a sky burial 

Fly to the light her spirit flows 

Up, this is a sky burial 

Save and preserve the top half of the skull 

From this we drunk in great celebration 

A toast to long life and to prosperity 

A toast to this ancient archaic belief 

Life's circle has come to pass release the soul free at last 

This is not a tragic end but a new beginning to start again 

Let us gather ceremony commence a sacred clearing is where we begin 

The tools for this trade are small and few 

Ripping and crushing the priest is to do 

Life, a tribute to the ways of old 

Death, this is a sky burial 

Fly to the light her spirit flows 

Up, this is a sky burial