Crimson Ii: Covenant Of Souls Lyrics - Crimson Ii - Edge Of Sanity

One quiet night the lady traveled out beyond the monastery 

Her quest was one of urgency and human preservation 

She traveled with companions to reach the ruined city 

Where lay the means to save her kind, a path to their salvation 

When there they searched for evidence of where the Queen once slept 

And came upon a gateway, which was tightly closed and barred 

A stark inscription warned them of the risk of their next step 

But choices were no more; they had already come too far 

Let no man breach the gate to this most blasphemous of halls 

Lest bitterness and chaos be the harvest they wouldst reap 

He must n'er become a slave to this Child's beck and call 

For she must never waken from her Crimson Sleep: 

With fresh resolve the women carried on towards their goal 

And found themselves a cell where crimson shade were scattered 

A sight so dreadful it chilled their very souls 

The cell had long been drained and all around the glass lay shattered 

A movement in the shadows 

A flash of blazing light 

The child stood before them 

With murder in her eyes 

The women ran towards her 

To try to stem the tide 

Of purse and crimson anger 

There was nowhere left to hide 

Too slow was their reaction 

They were thrown back off their feet 

Their throats were filled with panic 

As they stared as harsh defeat 

Too weak was their protection 

They couldn't staunch the trail 

Of vitriol and vengeance 

Meted out for this betrayal 

So the mother's brave compatriots 

Consumed with damning pain 

Died writhing in the dirt 

They were bleeding and insane 

They'd looked into the child's eyes 

And crumbled in despair 

From images too hideous 

For human minds to bear 

Salvation lies in banishing 

This creature to the dark 

Let not your hand be hesitant 

Or death will be your mark" 

But there was still one single hope 

No room for fear or doubt 

The mother knew there was no choice 

She had to end this now