Charlatan

(альбом: Memento Mori - 2023)

Charlatan!
Thou false light and fraud among frauds
Oh, holy trilemma
We have come here to bask in thy fall
We have come here to revel in thy withdrawal

Charlatan!
Thou weaver of spells from afar
No foul trick can save you now
No cursed prayer, hymn, or psalm
No enchanted cross, no bewitched moon or star

Charlatan!
Poison root of Abraham!
Charlatan!
Poison god of dust

Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had arch-snake Abraham
I am not one of them, and neither are you
So, let us his song refute

Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had desert-demon Abraham
I am not one of them, and neither are you
So, let's just cut him loose

Abraham! Masked shepherd of the slithering lamb
Behold your flock scattering
As we banish you back to the sand
As we banish you back to the holy land

Abraham!
Your new name is Charlatan!
Charlatan!
Cursed root of the