Wither

On ebon wings, They wheel and dive, a swarm that hides the sun Vulturous fiends with ravening eye, they sense the end has come Many are the foes of a fallen nation Greedy are the mouths that tear and divide Devouring marrow, bone, and skin Eaten Alive! Yet fading swift, mankind exhales convulsive breath Serpentine our hands will rise, to clutch at hope, constrict, and die I see the cancer growing in you, watch you wither before my eyes Light extinguished, fetid deception in bloom, Prophets telling lies Black lines are drawn in sacred sand, and cunning traps are laid To hurl the king from athwart the world, cast down the crown, and thus the debt is Paid, as nation's trade their place Paper holds the worth of lives Ancient struggle between kindred race Eaten Alive I see the cancer growing in you, watch you wither before my eyes Light extinguished, fetid deception in bloom, prophets telling lies No peace bring you down to the grave, let the wicked tremble Devour marrow, bone, and skin, eaten alive Descend like flies to poison with corrupt touch Extinguish flickering light Life extinguished, leaves a haze of soot Obscuring sight Behold the beast, from sea will rise A tyrant wearing savior's guise Ascend the eighth empire of man Once was, is not, shall be again I see the cancer growing in you, watch you wither before my eyes Light extinguished, fetid deception in bloom, prophets telling lies No peace bring you down to the grave, let the wicked tremble Devour marrow, bone, and skin, eaten alive Eaten Alive