Sorrowseed - Scourge Of The Hierophant lyrics

The kings of the sands spat a curse upon this land Divinity did revile their deeds A pox of stone to all that denied the throne The gods did call upon the priests to intercede. Met at the gates, they stood to actuate And quell the chattel poised to rebel. Millions lament at the base of the monuments Thus did the priests unleash the spell. [Pre-chorus] As serpents feast on scavenging beasts Awaken the divine constructs of the Architect! Obsidian guardians bound by mystic rites Waiting for the sovereigns to resurrect. [Chorus] Heed the call of the ancient lords Scorched skeletons of the slaves The scepter and the sword Unworthy to the sons of the highborn graves; The filth of the world will be purged by the Hierophant. The blood was strewn and coursed through the spiral runes Insurgent survivors turned to stone The king could not see – petrified by the victory The dire portents still unknown. The Hierophant did warn of the ash and the coming storm The doom that crept across the dunes The wrath of the winds bound all in limestone skin And buried Pharaoh and subjects in a peasants’ tomb. [Repeat pre-chorus and chorus]