Offering to the Void

There's a crowd at the edge of the void, pushing together

And the guards to make sure that no man interferes

And I, alone, overlooking the nether

And I, alone, my anger choking back tears

Watch it go, fall into the shadow

My toil, a sacrifice, to the blackened maw below

The blackened maw below

Calloused hands guide chisel on stone for what feels like a lifetime

And the inlays carefully cloaked with silver and gold

And the mob that gathers outside, voracious with gall

All the while, they're building the pile, awaiting the fall

Watch it go, fall into the shadow

My toil, a sacrifice, to the blackened maw below

And all I know, swallowed into the shadow

Just an offering to the void, just another stone to throw

Watch it go, fall into the shadow

My soul is a sacrifice to the blackened maw below

And all I know, swallowed into the shadow

Just an offering to the void, just another stone to throw