Death's Right Hand

from Poisoned Chalice by Poisoned Chalice

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lyrics

Verse 1:

I am the necromancer
Calling on the dead
I conjure spells that leech life
Fester boil and spread
I sweep the land like a scythe
That reaps its harvest’s cull
‘Til my granary’s full
I call the dead they answer
Louder every time
I will not free their bonds no
Every soul is mine
A hooded figure beckons
One finger outstretched
The other to its lips

Prechorus:

The book of the dead
Has Its writing on the wall
Yet none can read
What they’ve written off
Stumble in the darkness
Now the light’s nearly gone
Believe me you will

Chorus:

I am Death’s Right Hand
I pull the ranks of dead from the living
Stilled by Death’s Right Hand
to stir and raise Hell
I am Death’s Right Hand
Offered up in pledge
the gift that keeps giving
Caressed by Death’s Right Hand
to stir and rise again

Verse 2:

I am the shadow scrawled across
Your wall at night
The lurching thoughts inside
That cower from the light
These inner screams
They sound so real
And they are – can’t you tell?
I am the product of an
Overflowing grave
Stitched back together those
Neglected and unsaved
So now forever lie in sweet
And sickly rot
Level at last in this six-foot plot

Pre-chorus:

The book of the dead
Has its pages bound in flesh
Coagulated
Peeling at its edge
Stumble through the darkness
The light’s left at last
Be still now be still

Chorus

Fear me
You’re near me
Always a short breath away

See me in the shadows
My breath the night air
When your hair stands on end
I’m there

Chorus