Emperors of the Black Cloth

Minstrel maniacal The threads of black we bear Reflection of a million wary stares Zealots and artisans Of a soundtrack to a world most vile Craving enrichment for an arid life Barely worthwhile Human outliers Of a most unearthly kind Reject a planet anesthetized Dark dispositions Cradle hearts unfeigned Oh how pitch-dark vesture Shadows a blissful soul Stirring in harmony With the darkened song inside Emperors of the black cloth Emperors of the black cloth Evermore Not of mortal men Eternally to sing the nightfall's hymn An unlit path we walk Beyond the end Fangs bared in a roguish grin Truly, without the pipeline To a sound divine 'Tis a world devoid of meaning Spirits forever pine Beyond the end Fangs bared in a roguish grin Emperors of the black cloth Emperors of the black cloth Evermore