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Serpents Without Venom

by Blood of Kvasir

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Agni Suktam 02:08
Traditional, Vedic Sanskrit.
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Serpents Without Venom I dance in the desert dawn between the sun and the moon erect images in sacred space, in the darkness just for you as fire strives ever heavenward as rain falls to the earth as the rivers run into the sea or drop into the ground beneath I smash the serpent I crush the worm the hopes and dreams that are in between I carry to term serpents without venom behind the realm of sleep everything that they believe will bring them to their knees...to their knees Transformation isn't cheap nor the sands of time spin in circles round and round think they walk the line finger pointing at the moon all they see is the hand secrets of the past washed away like castles in the sand I smash the serpent I release the herd Hopes and dreams that are in between I carry to term serpents without venom behind the realm of light everything that they believe dissolves into the night...into the night mountains of destruction hidden by a veil of fog in the sky the eagle screams and shines like a thousand suns finger pointing at the moon all they see is the hand secrets of the past washed away like castles in the sand I smash the serpent I crush the worm hopes and dreams that were in between I carry to term serpents without venom behind the realm of sleep everything that they believe will bring them to their knees Vrtrahan, Vrtrahan, Vrtrahan
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Lake of the Mind On a mountain top both high and wide There lies a lake called the mind With its glistening waters both still and bright It reflects the moon's enchanting light And the moon reflects the mighty sun From what great source we know not from The darkness hangs upon its shore Forever embracing its looming form Until the blooming light of day Does hide her eternal starry face Never touch, but always near Longing for each other dear And from the heavens there grows a tree Adorned with many branches and leaves Within those leave run great veins Within them too run the same Worlds within worlds within its fold Where its roots lie no one knows Within the garden there grows a rose Its petals yet tightly closed Its thorns are sharp like gaping teeth Nestled safe in a shroud of leaves Fed by the sun, caressed by land If you want to receive hold open your hand
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Feather and Wedding The lodge looked West at the edge of a canyon A midnight moon lit the land Fifty feet down there lay a feather King of the Sky left in the sand I climbed down to sage and scrub oak, Found many feathers there blood stained Eagle would return to heal and feed In the brush he hid his pain Suddenly he appeared beside me As tall as any human Looked at me with his yellow-rimmed eye He turned into a shaman Eagle-Shaman set me on his back Southward, Shaman-Eagle flew He set me at his hogan’s door, then Into the smoke hole he withdrew Married we shall be, he told me And showed me my secret name As he drew breath from his sacred pipe I sat down to do the same And soon we left our bodies Our souls mingled toward the sun As we rose above the fire The two of us became one.
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Fles and Oge 04:24
Fles and Oge Two Brothers I know, one young and one old One of them modest, the other quite bold Fles the eldest, Oge the young One known by silence, the other his tongue They're always together, though strange it may seem Two brothers so different keep close company Oge is short, his complexion is pale His body is strong, on the inside he's frail Fles is dark and he's very tall To those around him he seems very small In fact he's so dark he can scarcely be seen He's always out shun buy Oge's gaudy gleam Oge is arrogant, spiteful and crass When he's not making folks angry he's making them laugh Fles is silent, he rarely speaks at all when he opens his mouth his words invoke awe More valuable than gold, his honey sweet words That drip from his tongue like the song of rare birds Greater his heart, with a passion of fire A vision of virtue and his will is of iron But Oge knows not his brother full well He thinks of him not, but only himself In spite of this, he must love his brother dear If it wasn't for Fles he would have no one near Perhaps it's because they're of one flesh and blood But what Fles has forgotten, is that Oge was adopted But Oge is none the wise, cause he was raised on lies If he knew the truth he probably would die
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Empty Heart 04:10
Empty Heart Tell me why is your heart empty If you walked a thousand miles Would you find some place to call your home That would make your life worthwhile Do the stars all not shine above when your asleep in bed Will the sun not rise to great you when you raise your weary head Tell me why Tell me why is your heart empty If you found someone to love Would you withdraw your senses From the skies above Does the wind not whisper sweetly, softly in your ear If you found that special someone, would you disappear Tell me why Tell me why is your heart empty If you found some meaning to life Would you withdraw your senses From the pain and strife Does the Earth not cry out mournfully, like a little girl If you found the secrets of Heaven, would you forsake the World Tell me why
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Irish Traditional
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City of Silence Can you see the holy fire That burns upon the funeral pyre Can you see the flickering flame That feeds the dead and warms the insane The Earth is a graveyard, full of the walking dead From the moment of birth we know for sure It will all come to an end Well the sun sets in the smashan In the graveyard, in the burning grounds In the city, in the city of silence In the city, in the city of silence We the sun sets in smashan In the graveyard, in the holy grounds In the city, in the city of silence In the city, in the city of silence I lay down in the ashes of the dead The voices of those passed before me Ring through my head I lay down in the ashes of the newly fallen dead The voices of those passed before me ring through my head We the sun sets in smashan In the graveyard, in the holy grounds In the city, in the city of silence In the city, in the city of silence
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Steel Serpent Forth Fares the Steel Serpent Over hills and dales of tar In its' belly I do abode On trails of Iron I travel far No escape from this dreadful dragon That winds its way to the worker's den Where I enslaved must spend my days working beneath its' greedy chin Once I thought to gain Fair freedom Far away in fabled lands Now I see I'm sold to slavery Once I sat upon the serpent's back

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released February 14, 2015

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