To Build a Tomb - Sylosis

Watch as the banks break

Flooding the land into

The earth‘s heart

Fear creeps in

The stones are set with

Blood and lust

And the shadows bring what

Your despise

They move like snakes entwining

Ulcers within

War of words

Spoken in handshakes

Behind locked doors

Tongues that twist and bend

Dragging us all to our end

And the skies turn black

And the poison seeds don‘t grow

With riches they line

Their pockets

Yet unpick the seams again

Brick by brick

You‘re closing yourself in

To build upon blood and sand

Is to build a tomb

The candles burn

The snake has spoken

Watch as they rise through

The cracks

Eyes widen as the iris turns black

Face the beckoning

The winds of change are a myth

The meek shall inherit the earth

When their bodies are set adrift

Sever the roots

That run deep and feed

Crown of thorns for

Your majesty

Failed

Mortal

Thwarted

King

To build on blood and sand

Is to build a tomb