Scourge Of The Hierophant Lyrics - Sorrowseed

The kings of the sands spat a curse upon this land 

Divinity did revile their deeds 

A pox of stone to all that denied the throne 

The gods did call upon the priests to intercede. 

Met at the gates, they stood to actuate 

And quell the chattel poised to rebel. 

Millions lament at the base of the monuments 

Thus did the priests unleash the spell. 

(pre-chorus) 

As serpents feast on scavenging beasts 

Awaken the divine constructs of the Architect! 

Obsidian guardians bound by mystic rites 

Waiting for the sovereigns to resurrect. 

(Chorus) 

Heed the call of the ancient lords 

Scorched skeletons of the slaves 

The scepter and the sword 

Unworthy to the sons of the highborn graves; 

The filth of the world will be purged by the Hierophant. 

The blood was strewn and coursed through the spiral runes 

Insurgent survivors turned to stone 

The king could not see - petrified by the victory 

The dire portents still unknown. 

The Hierophant did warn of the ash and the coming storm 

The doom that crept across the dunes 

The wrath of the winds bound all in limestone skin 

And buried Pharaoh and subjects in a peasants' tomb. 

(repeat pre-chorus and chorus)