Upon the mattress stained with red
The shell of life remains
Oozing abscess, dripping ichor
Reeking of decay
A hooded figure in the pane
Gaze glowing in the night
Watches maggots have their way
With rotten flesh and crimson blight
Plague in my skin
Contagion begins
Mask my deadly grin
Payment for your sin
O! Death!
Thou comest when I had the least in mind
O! Death!
With scarlet stains I am resigned
O! Death!
This horror of blood thou hast wrought
O! Death!
Come swiftly for the children we have lost
O! Death!
I pray you pass us by
O! Death!
Your presence dignified
O! Death!
Come sweeping through the hall
O! Death!
Bring your dominion over all
A stranger in the hall
His face obscured
In the vestments of the grave
With blood allured
The ticking of clock
Steady and calm
Struck the sound of the hour
To silent psalms
No-one would dare approach
His visage beyond reproach
This phantasm all clad in gore
Thou bringest illness ever more
Blood is pouring
Bursting from every pore
Endless screaming
Boil and sore
All afflicted
Clawing at bolted doors
Thrashing, dying
On the floor
Prospero promised you sanctuary, yet I find my way
Your protector is a failure, now you suffer my decay
Feel me in your bones
A rush of blood and you will know
Your pleas mean nothing
I have come to call
All shall bow in worship
Pleading, excruciating
It is far too late
I shall not wait
My darkness, my decay, my dominion over all
My darkness, my decay, my dominion over all