Cipher of the Basilisk

from Vestiges of a Fallen Empire by Ages of Blood

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Encrypted before reality was conceived
And carved in seeds of cosmic dust
By obscure Gods of rotten blood
Regents of timeless realms of lust
Knotted through ages of darkness
Abyssic symbol of the primal serpent
The bridge between astral planes
Portal of suffering and evil servants

Thou shalt not behold its magnificence
due its eyes are certain death
Thou shalt not enter its lair
due its nostrils expel poisonous breath
Thou shalt not conceive its existence in thoughts
Due its words bring the cataclysm
Thou shalt not read its forbidden passages
The Cipher of the Basilisk

Hidden below the chambers of time
And appeased by unknown chants
The monks maintain the lethargy
With an insidious melody and dance
Following the prophecies of the oracle
The precepts left behind by their lords
Decrepit servants of ghastly shadows
Lurking the light as vampires of evil hordes

Thou shalt not behold its magnificence
due its eyes are certain death
Thou shalt not enter its lair
due its nostrils expel poisonous breath
Thou shalt not conceive its existence in thoughts
Due its words bring the cataclysm
Thou shalt not read its forbidden passages
The Cipher of the Basilisk

The stars align at the thousandth moon
Gathering the heralds of tragedy
Announcing the death of the sun
And summoning the wizards of agony
The new era of the serpent rises
Drinking the essence of the light
Skies fall apart and oceans dry
The Basilisk installs the endless night

Thou shalt not behold its magnificence
due its eyes are certain death
Thou shalt not enter its lair
due its nostrils expel poisonous breath
Thou shalt not conceive its existence in thoughts
Due its words bring the cataclysm
Thou shalt not read its forbidden passages
The Cipher of the Basilisk.

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from Vestiges of a Fallen Empire, released August 10, 2021

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