The Shells Are Open Songtext
von Therion

I see her coiling down the Huluppu tree
To maid Inannas fruitful land

She′s one of the Shedims
Living in the cave
Venus of the night
The shells are open

Climb the sacred tree on Thantifaxath
And enter Lilith's nest in the Huluppu tree
Walk the lunar path to Qulielfi
Fly with the screech owl to the shore of Euphrates


Lil, the nigh Naamah, my queen
The queen of the night is dressed in shadows
The shell is wide open, the child is born
Behold the savior of Qliphoth

A lion, serpent
Owl with wings of Pazuzu
Driven from the tree
Come back as a god

The shell is wide open
Howlers of Edom, you female demons
Let the child be born through Thantifaxath
Walk the lunar path on Qulielfi
Fly with the screech owl, and enter Malkuth
Open up the shell, and unleash Chiva