And Then He Falleth Lyrics - Singles - Theatre Of Tragedy

"Be my kin free fro carnal sin, 

Bride the thoughts of Master." 

"There hath past away a glore fro the Earth; 

A glore that in the hearts and minds of men, 

Men demented - blindfolded by light, 

Hourisheth as weed in their well-groom'd garihs." 

"Might I too was blindfolded ere, 

Tho' years have master'd me 

A masque of this to fashion: 

Seer blest, thou best philosopher!" 

"Tis the Divine Comedy - 

The fool and the mocking court: 

Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells!: 

We hold the Earth to heaven away." 

"The quality of mercy and absolution, 

Whence cometh such qualities? 

Build thyself a mirror in which 

Solely wanton images of thy desire appear!" 

"Tis is Divine Tragedy - 

The fool and the rocking court: 

Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells!: 

Make us guffaw at thy futile follies, 

Yet for our blunders - Oh, in shame; 

Earth beareth no balm for mistakes - 

We hold the Earth to Hell away." 

- That cross you wear around your neck; 

is it only a decoration, or are you a true Christian believer? 

- Yes, I believe - truly 

- Then I want you to remove it at once! 

And never to wear it within this castle again! 

Do you know how a falcon is trained my dear? 

Her eyes are sown shut. Blinded temporarily 

she suffers the whims of her God patiently, 

until her will is submerged and she learns to serve - 

as your God taught and blinded you with crosses. 

- You had me take off my cross because it offended... 

- It offended no-one. No - it simply appears 

to me to be discourteous to... to wear 

the symbol of a deity long dead. 

My ancestors tried to find it. And to open 

the door that separates us from our Creator. 

- But you need no doors to find God. If you believe... 

- Believe?! If you believe you are gullible. 

Can you look around this world and believe 

in the goodness of a god who rules it? 

Famine, Pestilence, War, Disease and Death! 

They rule this world. 

- There is also love and life and hope. 

- Very little hope I assure you. No. 

If a god of love and life ever did exist... 

he is long since dead. 

Someone... something rules in his place. 

"Believe? In a deity long dead? - 

I would rather be a pagan suckled in creeds outworn; 

With faartytales fill'd up in head: 

Thoughts of the Book stillborn." 

"Shadow of annoyance - 

Ne'er come hither 

...And then He falleth, 

He falleth like Lucifer 

Ne'er to ascend again..."