Ihsahn

Panem et Circenses

Ihsahn


Awake, O' serpent of my heart 
It is time 
The sun stands high 
and unfaithful crowds await Thee 
Redemption in their eyes 
and stone at hand 
The arena hungers for your venom 
Let the games begin 

Bring in the lions 
Bring in the beasts 
It is time 
to confront the masses 
with their fears, 
a sober moment 
a shred of truth 
to gaze into an honest mirror 
a disturbance of their sleep 

Violent teeth and claws 
untamed and fierce 
reaches far and cut deep 
into the empty eye 
It is time 
to let the bitter venom flow 
through this embodiment 
of emptiness 

And the blood shall run free 
like words 
And the bones shall form stairs 
to the future 

Now, unfaithful spectator 
are you satisfied? 
Did you come close enough 
to feel the lion's breath? 
One day soon 
you shall be the sacrifice 
a nameless grave of the past 

Protagonist 
your time is now