The Living Fortress Lyrics

Deep within the scenery of gloom
Amid deep desolation
A quaint place is hidden
An unusual citadel of reason
The walls of stone are sky-high
The windows, eye-like holes
There's darkness reigning inside
There's a raging pulse indoors

Take a look within the stone
Marvel at the streams of life
Take a step inside the mind
Wonder at the notions of strife

Welcome to the fortress of the dead
Meet the dead that's overcome by life
Living, breathing mass of carrion
Resting silently forevermore

Rest a while, bleed a mile
In this place, oh, so vile
Pour your bile on the tiles
Place your lifeblood on a trial

Dank and foul ambiance
The fumes suffocating
Yet the pulse, ever-present
Life seems never to decay
Murmurs, whispers
Undertones of vice
Always calling
Come
Come

Take a look within the stone
Marvel at the streams of life
Take a step inside the mind
Wonder at the notions of strife

Welcome to the fortress of the dead
Meet the dead that's overcome by life
Living, breathing mass of carrion
Resting silently forevermore

The fortress stands
A solemn recluse
A testament to sin
A tribute to desire
The fortress remains
Unwilling to withdraw
A eulogy to flesh
A paean to the human pyre

Fire
Fire
Pyre

A paean to the human pyre