As Waves Devour Their Carcasses Songtext
von Old Corpse Road

Roaring across the scarlet night, but no whispers upon the pools
A sacrifice upon Skelton Beck is demanded for the sea
An innocent in the shattered stone, the sea takes its own share
A greedy beast of hunger, for she doth not care

Clawing branches that betray the moonlit peace
Where nestled in the cliffs lie the eerie hollows
Howling forth from the cavernous wells
As gales tear apart their souls
She sings death upon the shore
So that men may put forth to sea once more

Where the bodies are thrown to appease the devouring waves
We must obey her, for she screams life a serpent to the moon
She summons us forth from the shore, to surrender to her ghastly lore
And we set sail once again into the bleak and distant oceans


Oracle of the sea
To which we bleed
Queen of the waves
And goddess of the sea

Devouring carcasses to thee appeased
Let their souls fly free
And calm their screams
With a watery embrace, to that we heed

Oracle of the sea
To which we bleed
Queen of the waves
And goddess of the sea

Your desires will be sated
As we hail our lost mariners
And wish them godspeed
As their carcasses drift away