Unborn, a fresh young girl
Frail with the weight of the world
Already bent at the beauty of the night
Sent from heaven, unwanted on Earth
She brings her blessing wrapped in a curse
She was sent from heaven, to be unwanted on Earth
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Deep in her darkness lies her greatest fear
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
She promises to take you far away from here
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
Lies her greatest fear
Deep in her darkness, she can take you far away from here
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Her beauty burned right through my soul
Thought I would breathe once more
The search had ended there and now I'd be reborn
Like a pleasure ride through woman fair
I fell without a care
She promised me sanctuary but I found no salvation there
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
Why did you lie, you lied to me
Like the promise of pleasure, never to be reached
Why did you lie, lie to me
Like the pleasure of a promise, never to be breached
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful
6. The First Hymn
And so I chose the night to be my dominion
Beauty, hope and joy all lay behind
All things good were no longer my companions
Buried with the soul that I let die
Then I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust
The few believers wanted to be picked
Praying to their God like some pious lunatics
Their sins were deadly, my lies, their truth
I opened up the gates and let them crawl through
To sing their first hymn
Filled their river with blood
Drenched their whole world in sin
Built their cities of dust
Drenched their whole world in sin
River red with blood
Built their cities of dust
I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust
I sang the first hymn
I filled a river red
I sang the first hymn
River red with blood
Once freedom came for me, and for my wearied soul
Prisoner of life I'd be no more
But the taste of blood had grown far too sweet
So I chose to walk the road that I was on
So I sang the next hymn
Filled a river with the death of love
And wallowed in my sin
Left my city in dust
Filled a river red with blood
Left my city in dust
Frail with the weight of the world
Already bent at the beauty of the night
Sent from heaven, unwanted on Earth
She brings her blessing wrapped in a curse
She was sent from heaven, to be unwanted on Earth
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Deep in her darkness lies her greatest fear
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
She promises to take you far away from here
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
Lies her greatest fear
Deep in her darkness, she can take you far away from here
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Her beauty burned right through my soul
Thought I would breathe once more
The search had ended there and now I'd be reborn
Like a pleasure ride through woman fair
I fell without a care
She promised me sanctuary but I found no salvation there
Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
Why did you lie, you lied to me
Like the promise of pleasure, never to be reached
Why did you lie, lie to me
Like the pleasure of a promise, never to be breached
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful
6. The First Hymn
And so I chose the night to be my dominion
Beauty, hope and joy all lay behind
All things good were no longer my companions
Buried with the soul that I let die
Then I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust
The few believers wanted to be picked
Praying to their God like some pious lunatics
Their sins were deadly, my lies, their truth
I opened up the gates and let them crawl through
To sing their first hymn
Filled their river with blood
Drenched their whole world in sin
Built their cities of dust
Drenched their whole world in sin
River red with blood
Built their cities of dust
I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust
I sang the first hymn
I filled a river red
I sang the first hymn
River red with blood
Once freedom came for me, and for my wearied soul
Prisoner of life I'd be no more
But the taste of blood had grown far too sweet
So I chose to walk the road that I was on
So I sang the next hymn
Filled a river with the death of love
And wallowed in my sin
Left my city in dust
Filled a river red with blood
Left my city in dust