The Rogue's Lot - Blood Ceremony

How do the living raise the dead?

Up from the depths

There’s much to say that’s not been said

Appeal of bells

Ringing in time

Like cutting knives

A calling and a compromise

Follow the chimes — do join us in the night

In an echoing wood they sway

In the costume of their day

The dead and living dance together

It’s the time and it’s the weather

Common men, uncommon crimes

Long since denied

They’re devils from the other side

Well now, if you hear their song

And feel compelled to stay

We’ll note the time, we’ll note the day

Follow the chimes — do join us in the night

Rum and the devil’s mob

In a dance macabre

And we’ve sent out invitations

To late friends abroad