Invocation

in the woods an altar stands
waiting by the naked trees
sweet caress of bloody hands
making many melodies
songs that fill the forest hall
embracing me I start to fall

torn apart stripped to the bone
must I forever dwell alone
heart and spirit - mind and skin
anticipating nights of sin
to save me from the mess I'm in

blood and fire come to me
hear me as I fall from grace
blood and fire walk with me
out of time and out of place

at your mercy your command
trapped in pain and pleasure land
biting dust to master Thee
my dark and secret fantasy
the sacrifice tonight is me

seeking out the tender ones
sleeping in the cradle still
the time of slaughter has begun
the merciless and lustful kill

I wake up in a pile of bones
scattered on the altar stone
you bless me with a sight to see
my dark and secret fantasy
eyes of red that smile to me

(R. Strunch)