In Blood and in Earth

From the pale of morn
That which is known it shall come
As torment it lurks beyond the horizon
We cede ourselves to the olden ones

Desolate winds wait for all in its wake
So say whispers of the trees
As the land below bellows forewarning
Shall you fall upon your knees?
Stand and face the dawn as it glows
Or rot as blighted fruit
As Cathobadua's call fills tempestuous skies
Thou shalt wither not, in vain

I stand unbowed
Anointed in blood and in earth
Enthralled by the glow of the pyre
And cleansed by thunder of barritus' curse

Elder, I commune with your sapient limbs
Aiken, I break the soils below thee
Natilon, Impart mine blood to thy roots
So that thou may receive honor, strength and sovereignty

In strength I stand unbowed
For what once was feared is now here
Shadows from upon the dawn have come
Our scars are relics that honor the olden ones

I stand unbowed
By barritus' curse
I stand unbowed
In blood and in earth