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thou primal seed so pure and blank

give life to man and the rotten land

your ice-cold cloak now melt away

let nature rise from past decay

thou bloodred mistress, thou scarlet queen

now let it flow your fruitful stream

fill up the horns, let the rites begin

nourish the flesh of natures kin

dry up the bloodflow

let the wounds close their gates

let it all go, watch as

disharmony now fades

gather the ghosts of every living cell

let the claret flow

put on all black old mother hell

make the mortals bow

old mother hell

save our souls

forever to dwell

sinking into your embrace

burying my face out of shame

nothing’s cushioning the blows

everybody knows we’re to blame

the beginning of the end

all will turn to sand

then again starting anew

journeyed through the other world

the sun, the moon, the earth

witnessing this miracle

old mother hell’s rebirth