Open Gates

October Thirty-First
Another gate has opened wide
The ghosts have all been set free
Now they’ll wander far and wide
Haunting all humanity

With blood-red eyes and cursed souls
They’ll slowly crawl beneath your skin
Possessing hearts, devouring goals
Dragging your spirit back to where they've been

The wicked wind will roam the earth
Across each land, through every shore
Spreading chaos, rage and hate
Turning brother against brother in war

I see despair in every eye
Priests and pastors cannot pray
The truth will hang upon the wall
While lies shall rise and rule the day

The seven horsemen forged their keys
Unlocked the gate with cursed command
Out stepped the Power meant to reign
The Prince of Hell now walks the land

The sacred fire now burns no more
And smoke has drowned those who defied
Life fades out, a dying flame
As sorrow strikes the soul inside

Wars were planned with cold disdain
For lives they threw into the flame
Forced to march with loaded guns
To battles blind, without a name

Books were closed, and Bibles burned
The holy word fell to the dust
While sinners laughed and turned their backs
On temples lost to ash and rust

This is the end of all we’ve known
The water tainted, overthrown
The meat we eat now reeks of death
This is the end of life and breath

These are the birth pains, the warning cries
The fire cradles a child of lies
He was born to bring the final blow
To all that made this life once glow

Darkness walks across the land
The night becomes our only friend
Ashes fall where light once stood
And the righteous man meets his bitter end

The seven horsemen forged their keys
Unlocked the gate with cursed command
Out stepped the Power meant to reign
The Prince of Hell now walks the land

The sacred fire now burns no more
And smoke has drowned those who defied
Life fades out, a dying flame
As sorrow strikes the soul inside

This is the end of all we’ve known
The water tainted, overthrown
The meat we eat now reeks of death
This is the end of life and breath