Death and the Blacksmith

Death and the Blacksmith

1. Another spark the fire sends

To the clouds it ascends,

The blacksmith toils, his forge aglows

Competing with the afterglow.

As sparks flew high and fires roared,

In solitude he forged a sword.

Beneath the moon, in circles tall,

From flames a stranger moved along.

Pre-chorus:

From head to toe in black she cloaked,

The blacksmith's heart with fear provoked,

Death stood before him, veiled and grim,

His time had come; the lights grew dim.

Chorus:

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Gaze of providence, the ties that bind.

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Step by step and word by word and line by line.

2. "Hello, Blacksmith," she softly breathed,

His heart and mind were deeply seethed.

"I need my scythe, can you whet it?"

He nodded and agreed.

With trembling hands, he took the blade

In Death's request, his skills displayed.

As time went by, the scythe did gleam

The sharpest reaper's dream.

Pre-chorus:

"So many souls it's reaped before,

Do you still want to take some more?"

Death jumped, surprised by his remark,

"I didn't kill, though souls are dark!"

Chorus:

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Gaze of providence, the ties that bind.

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Step by step and word by word and line by line.

E-moll:

“I was young, dressed in white dress

Guiding souls in peaceful space

Hatred's mark and soul's demise

Veiled in black old woman's guise.

Mankind's fate and revelation,

Mirror of man's own damnation

Hate and wars and brother's strife

Am I blamed for loss of life?”

Pre-chorus:

The blacksmith asked, with awe and plea,

"Why bear a scythe, if not to reap?"

Death turned: "A path to paradise

Heavily overgrown with grass".

Chorus:

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Gaze of providence, the ties that bind.

Scythe and hammer, worlds entwined

Forging fate and souls combined

Step by step and word by word and line by line.