Lo, this fire burns
As a gift from the sky
Prometheus, thy children call
So bring us your light
Enraging the gods
And all that eyes have seen
Shall be cleansed with fire
While in a dream, the Serpent of Fire lies deep in the Earth’s breast
Lying in wait for the last god to breathe their last breath
For with this fire, we cast down
The gods from the sky
And with their fall, our fate is forged
By the ones who now bear their light
Usurping the throne
And all that eyes have seen
Shall be cleaned with fire
The day has come when these gods dethroned
Unveil the Serpent’s wrath upon the Earth
Rise from thy lair
Go forth, incinerate this world
And render that which brought her to her grave
And rise into the sky
Mother, I pray for thee
As your children burn amidst the flames
And I was there
For I have seen this coming end
And envisioned the embers falling from the sky
Lo, this fire blinds my eyes
Oh, hear the cries
Of thy children dying in the ashes of thy Serpent’s firestorm
And all that eyes have seen
Shall be cleansed with fire
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