The Hidden Hand (Black Metal)

Verse 1

Thick smoke

Blackened wax drips on the tile

Shadows stretching across the hall

Men in silk

They plot our end

Silent

Cold steel pressed against the neck of truth

The altar waits for the crown

Chorus

Hidden hands move the pieces

Underneath the heavy gold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Everything is bought and sold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Verse 2

Rats crawl

Feeding on the crumbs of faith

Stained glass reflects their hollow eyes

Lies grow

Heavy and foul

Blind

Banners burning in the square tonight

Copper coins for a dead god

Cruel kings

Counting hearts like grain

Chorus

Hidden hands move the pieces

Underneath the heavy gold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Everything is bought and sold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Bridge

Sigils carved in the board room

Blood on the ledger

Blood on the gavel

Blood on the bread

They watch from the spire

They watch from the pit

They watch while you sleep

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Hidden hands move the pieces

Underneath the heavy gold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Everything is bought and sold

Hidden hands move the pieces

Outro

The ritual never ends

The ritual never ends

The ritual never ends

Darkness wins

Darkness wins

Darkness wins

Gone