Dream Death - Journey into Mystery (1987)

02. The Elder Race

Look through the mystic door at the hidden depths

Which all men share
Long and hard was the war when man usurped the earth
Last to fall the serpent men, driven into the waste
and left to die.
They returned as priests of their evil cult in human guise

Back to the palace, puts his trust in a man he does
not know
Can’t believe the things he does know
His very chamber underlined with hidden halls
There is no idea what this night will befall

From the wars of old
Etched on all men’s souls
Etched words only man can speak
Mystic runes, they must keep alive
Into bed, and feign deep sleep
Tu-the counselor-knife bared creeps.
Traitor slayed his face doth change
There leers in its stead a vile serpent’s head

Can’t you see they’re coming back to rule the world again
Plot revenge through their evil cult – the serpent men

He looks out and wonders, which are men and which are not
He speaks the eldritch words, which he was taught
They rush the dias, victory finds defeat
Burst through the throne room, someone in his seat

Blades unsheathed, totem’s face
Which will win – tiger or snake?
Fight ensues, traitor slayed
To purge the earth, the promise is made