And When He Falleth Lyrics - Velvet Darkness They Fear - Theatre Of Tragedy

"Be my kin free fro carnal sin, 

Bridle the toughts of thy 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, 

Nourisheth as weed in their well-groom'd garths." 

"Might, I too was blindfolded 'ere, 

Tho' years have master'd me 

A masque of this to fashion: 

Seer blest, thou best philosopher!" 

"The quality of mercy and absolution, 

Whence cometh such qualities? 

Build thy self a mirror in which 

Solely wanton images of thy 

desire appear!" 

"'Tis the Divine Comedy - 

The fool and the mocking court: 

Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells!: 

We hold the Earth fro Heaven away." 

"'Tis the Divine Tragedy - 

The fool and the mocking 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 fro Hell away." 

"Believe? In a deity long dead? - 

I would rather be a pagan suckled in creeds outworn; 

With fearytales fill'd up in head: 

Thoughts of the Book stillborn." 

"Shadow of annoyance - 

Ne'er come hither! 

...And when he falleth, He falleth like Lucifer, 

Ne'er to ascend again..."