Solemn procession, darkness in their hearts In every grave, a seed - life's second blossom Organic transfiguration, circumvention Germinate through decay Death shall pay for life As life doth beget life Our sorrows, we recall In each bud and bloom Rain weeps upon the stone Roots drink our grief Solemn procession, darkness in their hearts In every grave, a seed - life's second blossom Organic transfiguration, circumvention Germinate through decay Death shall pay for life As life doth beget life The host withers, the bloom consumes Sweet, rotten perfume of departure The blackest rose is death Quenched by worldly blood Those we bade farewell Feed the blessed soil Fertilized garden of mortals Enriched by the passing of time May the sun feed you May death brightly gleam