By Moon And Star Lyrics - Singles - Be'lakor

Fifteen times the leaves had shorn, 

Trod by boy and beast 

Kith and kin to fare him well 

The youngling parted east 

The rite was whet and worn with time, 

As sons dared risk unseen 

Mere passage had convinced the herd, 

And none defied routine 

Eyes, fixed afar - a trial to come 

Now, his suffering - only begun 

He journeyed deep into the woods, 

And took no drink or food 

Desperate to become a man, 

'Fore stupor choked his mood 

Carrion gloated at each step, 

In dreams the evil milled 

Doubting every sickened thought 

Depraved against his will 

Eyes, turn inwards - observe with hate 

Now, this suffering - will not abate 

Growing weakness in his gait 

He slumped beneath the sun 

Each bleeding foot began to weep 

Skin and bone was one 

Rousing with a fitful gasp 

He crawled on tattered knees 

And bound for home by moon and star 

His trial was complete 

Staggers carried him to town 

His joy was soon to shed 

Kith and kin would greet him not 

For each one was dead 

The sixteenth leaves began to fall 

Indifferent, they withstood 

Now, a man with nothing left 

He turned back for the wood