Rosy dawn lit the place where I was born
Far across the wine-dark sea
Cured of ills by the music in the hills
Men were free to worship me
Cloven hooves swept me under naked trees
Tell me listener what's my name
Hear it whispered in the humming of the bees
Listen to my tale of shame
Suckled by a locust in a place as dry as death
Jealousy and hatred were my milk
Like an evil cuckoo from the time of my first breath
Perverting Cain and Ba'al and all their ilk
If you choose a God before me I will slay you too
All infidels I'll treat the same
I prefer the fear of many to the love of just a few
Hallowed be my name
I have an offer you can not refuse this I guarantee
Why lurk in shaded olive groves when you can follow me?
I have need of a scapegoat for my sins
If you'll only change your name
From woodland king to Lucifer
See, it's all the same
Caught between Jehovah and obscurity
(Should I be the devil of their deep blue sea?)
Men and women sang my name and danced with me
Now as slaves I'll make them dance for me
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance said he
I'll dance with you, make you dance for me
I am the lord of the dance said he
Dance on the Sabbath, turn the sky black
It's hard to dance without Satan at my back
I'll dance with you, make you dance for me
I am the lord of the dance said he
Suckled by a locust in a place as dry as death
Jealousy and hatred were my milk
Like an evil cuckoo from the time of my first breath
Perverting Cain and Ba'al and all their ilk
If you choose a God before me I will slay you too
All infidels I'll treat the same
I prefer the fear of many to the love of just a few
Hallowed be my name
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance said he
I'll dance with you, make you dance for me
I am the lord of the dance said he
Dance on the Sabbath, turn the sky black
It's hard to dance without Satan at my back
I'll dance with you, make you dance for me
I am the lord of the dance said he
I have need of a scapegoat for my sins
If you'll only change your name
From woodland king to Lucifer
See, it's all the same
If you choose a God before me I will slay you too
All infidels I'll treat the same
I prefer the fear of many to the love of just a few
Hallowed be my name
Am I God or am I demon
Am I just an older lie?
To survive I must adapt
Or lay down my head and die
I have need of a scapegoat for my sins
If you'll only change your name
From woodland king to Lucifer
See, it's all the same
If you choose a God before me I will slay you too
All infidels I'll treat the same
I prefer the fear of many to the love of just a few
Hallowed be my name
Am I God or am I demon
Am I just an older lie?
I must now become corrupted
As I have no wish to die
Glad am I you're on my side, I'm glad that you agree
Keep your horn and goat's cleft feet
Domination of men's souls is my only aim you see
Halfway we cannot meet
It's up to you to take the blame, yours are my mistakes
Leave your age-old Grecian fastness
I'll make sure that you're the one by any means it takes
Arise my newfound minion, prince of darkness
