All riches he kissed away
Dedicated to arts and pleasure
His own blood took the love and life that is rightfully owed to thee
An obsession with alchemy
Seeking an unholy answer
A specter appears with haunting sense of prideful glee
“I will bring you hope
I will bring you life
I am the harbinger of wealth
Now bring me all that I ask for”
“I will do as you say
The atrocities you crave
I’ll defy all man made laws
And spit in the face of my old god”
Hang the younglings high
Place on his mantle the ones most beautiful
Silence and mock their cries
Ignore their pleads
Strip them of their goodbyes
A most delectable gift to god
Children brought here to die
So Baron is pleased
No method is to obscene
No child is too pristine
The old faith must be drowned here under the lakes of young blood
A candlelight bringing hope
Blackened with a wrathful skewer
Struggle and fight, it’ll only make your suffering all the better
“Trade your god for me
Bow down and worship me
Take my words as law
And bring the youthful Armageddon”
“Tiffauges is my home
No pearly gates, no marble throne
Now drape the walls with sin
And blast my name with blood and horror”
Hear the blessing of De’ Rais
COME!
Be his lullaby
SEE!
His charitable side
HAVE!
All the promises he made to you and your kin
GRAB!
This child’s arms
FORCE!
Him to the ground
GAG!
His baptized mouth so not even god can hear him cry
WATCH!
The blessing he gives
FEEL!
As he takes him
SHOVE!
This sword deeper in as the prayer is done!
Hang the younglings high
Place on his mantle the ones most beautiful
Silence and mock their cries
Ignore their pleads
Strip them of their goodbyes
A most delectable gift to god
Children brought here to die
So Baron is pleased
“Hang the Bluebeard high”
I swear, your children are safe in the arms of christ
“Immolate him for his crimes”
I’ll plead my guilt
“Hang him at the noose”
I made sure your children all felt beautiful
“Silence him, feel God’s wrath”
I’ll smile in the flames
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