Through thorn and tomb Through dusk and doom What faith forgot Where prayers rot They call me Vailed in ash Tongues ripped out Eyes of flame No power remains No light is divine Only the gathering of the minds Stones dank and dead Moon, pail, wretched In evil tone A crown of bone They call me Vailed in ash Tongues ripped out Eyes of flame No power remains No light is divine Only the gathering of the minds No kneeling No sacred breath We speak in Silence Dressed in death The choir growls The temple groans A throne of ash A crown of bones