1. DAWNLESS DAYS

With rain came a lost elation
And for every drop that hit the ground, my eye opened wider
I know this cycle and am bound
To what I chose so long ago- to uphold and never falter in my ways
O the purification of the cold
Night wind come and cleanse this place of the
Last trace of the fall
Stave the sun, encrust the hills in ice

I've slept for long enough in this part of the world
Time is come for me to run my fingers across this land
Through the homes and the flesh and bones of creatures that swim or stand
Lift a banner high, bearing my name and cower or embrace
Coal, ash, tinder, flame
Gather around these things and wait for warmth
Gather, there is no surmounting the storm

As winter comes pouring through crevices, cracks in roofs
Are bleeding wounds to suture and nurse
Coddled til you're I'll. Euthanasian comfort spawns
Futile escapist musings and restless sleep

All has dreamt itself to life

Take no form, take nothing
Inside of beasts is compassion and scorn
Hoof to horn, courses filthy red fluid
Listless sacs of waste in defeated states
Have seen their day come to pass, failing with a gasp
Candles flicker, violently, waving erratic goodbyes
Reflected by dejected eyes
This is the coming of freedom from light
Given to blight, are all that seek to stand
Caustic illumination is condemned above the cloud
Never again to grace the ground
Frozen with the northern seas
Now, wide awake, I recall the last time I slept
10,000 turns of this earth past
And relearn my old ways

With the sun left the last assailant, and for every moment that it's gone, I grow slightly taller
Wrapped in my shadow is the dawnless day
In the dawnless days