Delta Bloom

(Verse 1) Down in the hollow, where shadows weave Where the Nile Delta sighs and grieves Past sun-baked bricks and reeds that cleave And the old earth remembers things She makes the faithful disbelieve.

(Verse 2) They say she rose from primal muck A root pulled up, struck down by luck Or ancient curses, badly stuck Her lessons learned from serpent's tongue And the silent ground begins to sing.

(Chorus) Oh, feel the dirt and kiss the heat Of humid air and fevered pulse-beat That faint hibiscus aroma sweet A mark left in this sacred place Beneath her bare and wicked feet. It's the scent of sin and vital soil The promise and the bitter spoil.

(Verse 3) She kneels beneath a withered moon Chanting low a forgotten tune Drawing power, late or soon From buried bones and scattered seed A dark, intoxicating boon.

(Verse 4) She's rooted deeper than the oldest tree Her magic drawn from hidden springs A Jezebel wild and free Unholy vows on dusty breeze The secrets that the darkness brings.

(Chorus) Oh, feel the dirt and kiss the heat Of humid air and fevered pulse-beat That faint hibiscus aroma sweet A mark left in this sacred place Beneath her bare and wicked feet. It's the scent of sin and vital soil The promise and the bitter spoil.

(Bridge) Beware that crimson, velvet bloom That whispers promises of doom It fills the air inside your room A goddess whisper, witch's coil Escaping any god's tomb.

(Outro) In the scent of sin and vital soil She'll bind you tighter than any toil. Caught in her intoxicating spoil. Soil... and Sin... The Delta Bloom... closing in... Mmm, hibiscus... and the earth... Since time's dark birth...