House of Ash
I live in the House of Ash
With my feathered cloak
I haunt the mortal soil (mortal coil)
Feasting on dirt and clay
I am forbidden the taste of flesh (feathers for flesh)
All is dust in my marrow
All is dust that I eat
Dry bones will not speak
Only the worm shall know me
For I am king in the House of Ash
None who enters ever leaves
Here I dwell in darkness
Whose are these hands of sinew and bone?
My limbs float as vaporous as feathers
No mote of light
Once I tasted honey
Now my lips are parched with dust
In this house forevermore
I am King
Only the worms shall know me
As they crawl upon my feet
I sink into the soft clay
And wish for time to bury me
Strip my bones bare and clean
Erase the path of my decay
What have I become
Oh let me lie in darkness
Send me into an endless dream

Lyrics by Lynnette Shelley
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