Obsidian Eye from Obsidian Eye by Hibernaut

Obsidian seas, the moon, her iron tides, Mariners, Chrononauts
On antediluvian shores they arrive, Mourning their loss, overwrought
Beneath wooden planks below the foredeck, Bodies wrapped in linen and hide
Secreted away, the dead slept, Laid head to toe, side by side

On jagged shores they alight, Their cargo in tow, sleds and rope
Through the day and into the night, They ascend the craggy scree slope
Sylphlike silhouettes stand in shadow, Silently, during moonrise
Light revealing priests disrobed, Gaunt and gangly, power belied

Who decides when to die
Who what where when and why
Who decides when to die
Under the gaze of the obsidian eye

Who decides when to die
Who decides when to die
Who what where when and why
Who decides when to die

Sexless tattooed priests, Black hands, black feet
Black nail beds, palms and soles, Paling ankles and wrists, tallow torsos
Waxen chests, darkening necks, Black heads and gums, tattooed tongues
Dark knowledge, nefarious intellect, For them life and death are but one

Corpses suspended, an obsidian pool, Bent across a wooden beam
Lowered as the pulley unspools, Head, feet and hands can’t be seen
Thrashing, seizing and splashing, Reanimation, resurrection has begun
Raised from the tarn, spitting and gasping, Purging black fluid from their lungs

Who decides when to die
Who what where when and why
Who decides when to die
Under the gaze of the obsidian eye

Who decides when to die
Who decides when to die
Who what where when and why
Who decides when to die

• Metal
• heavy metal - hard rock
• heavy psych
• heavy rock
• stoner metal
• Salt Lake City