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Ritual slaughter

By blood was this world created,

And by blood it is sustained

The old gods sacrificed,

And our mortal lives repay

I dream of my blood spilling,

Upon the fertile soil

My body breaks upon the stair,

And the soul exists eternal

Slaughtered so that others may be saved

To scream with the gift of holy life

Let us pray

Un-silent screaming prayer

Beneath the sun

The violent gods are watching

Ritual slaughter

To the gods we offer

Some seeking divine favour,

Most are dragged to die

Slaves who are taken captive,

In the raids of war

They miss the glory of dying for a foreign god

Still they scream, a sacrificed necessity

Let us pray

Un-silent screaming prayer

Beneath the sun

The violent gods are watching

Ritual slaughter

To the gods we offer

Screams of death

Screams of pain

For the gods we suffer

When the sun arises,

All this death is justified

Lead (bartley)

Placed upon the sacred stone,

Incision through the abdomen

Holy hands that reach within,

Remove the living heart

Beating still, it’s held aloft,

Thrust towards the sky

In honour to the war god who would grant us blessing

Haunting – screams that pierce the afterlife

Horror – piles of corpses mount the stairs

Bleeding – the bloodthirst of the gods

When faith is certain and death is needed for life

Slaughtered