“Plague Song" (2014)

I am the harbinger dressed like a crow

i've come from the past with a cane at your door

I'm dressed like a butcher, don't look in my eyes

don't breathe on or touch me, don't bother to rise

stay away, lay the man down

send out your sinners, your men of renown

rage rage burn it all down

 

Bring Laudanum, ambergris, lavender, straw…

camphor, rose petals and cloves of the Law

to cover the stench of injustice and greed

bring me my leeches, they're ready to feed...

Stay away, lay the man down

Death rides a pale horse in a glittering crown

rage rage burn it all down

 

Looked into the future and what did i see?

black ships of contagion that rolled on the sea

and they move just like money, wher'er the wind blows

from nation to nation i walk down the rows

Stay away, lay the man down

even your helmsmen are running aground

rage rage burn it all down

stack up the bodies set fire to the town

rage rage burn it all down

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