And When He Falleth

(album: Velvet Darkness They Fear - 1996)

"Be my kin free fro varnal sin
Bridle the thoughts of thy Master"
"There hath past away a glore fro the Earth
A glore that in the hearts and minds of men
Men dementéd blindfoldéd by light
Hourisheth as weed in their well-groom'd garths"

"Might I too was blindfoldéd ere
"The quality of mercy and absolution
Tho' years have master'd me
Whence cometh such qualities?
A masque of this to fashion
Build thyself a mirror in which
Seer blest, thou best philosopher!"
Solely wanton images of thy desire appear!"

"'Tis the Divine Comedy
"'Tis the Divine Tragedy
The fool and the mocking court
The fool and the mocking court
Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells
Fool, kneel now, and ring thy bells
We hold the Earth fro Heaven away"
Make us guffaw at thy futile follies
Yet for our blunders oh, in shame
Earth beareth no balm for mistakes
We hold the Earth fro Hell away"

"Believe? In a deily long dead?
I would rather be a pagan suckléd in creeds outworn
Whith faärtytales fill'd up in head
Thoughts of the Book stillborn"

"Shadow of annoyance
Ne'er come hither
...And when He falleth, He falleth like Lucifer
Ne'er to ascend again..."

[Dialog from Roger Corman film "Masque of the Red Death" (1964):]

[Prince Prospero (Vincent Price):]
That cross you wear around your neck; is it only a decoration, or are you a true Christian believer?

[Francesca (Jane Asher):]
Yes, I believe truly

[Prince Prospero (Vincent Price):]
Then I want you to remove it at once
And never to wear it within this castle again
Do you know how a falcon is trained my dear?
Her eyes are sown shut
Blinded temporarily she suffers the whims of her God patiently, until her will is submerged and she learns to serve as your God taught and blinded you with crosses

[Francesca (Jane Asher):]
You had me take off my cross because it offended

[Prince Prospero (Vincent Price):]
It offended no one
No it simply appears to me to be discourteous to... to wear the symbol of a deity long dead
My ancestors tried to find it. And to open the door that seperates us from our Creator

[Francesca (Jane Asher):]
But you need no doors to find God
If you believe

[Prince Prospero (Vincent Price):]
Believe?! If you believe you are gullible
Can you look around this world and believe in the goodness of a god who rules it?
Famine, Pestilence, War, Disease and Death
They rule this world

[Francesca (Jane Asher):]
There is also love and life and hope

[Prince Prospero (Vincent Price):]
Very little hope I assure you. No. If a god of love and life ever did exist... he is long since dead. Someone... something rules in his place

"Believe? In a deily long dead?
I would rather be a pagan suckléd in creeds outworn
Whith faärtytales fill'd up in head
Thoughts of the Book stillborn"

"Shadow of annoyance
Ne'er come hither
...And when He falleth, He falleth like Lucifer
Ne'er to ascend again..."