Lyrics

[Verse] There is no place save here In the Western set Where even you o dazzling darkness cannot get Upon the booth Upanishad Kohl black Red Ochre Eyes of God Four fold alight Upon the lashes Fallen ashes of your kindred spirit Stand heavy heart stone scarab In reflection below the great floor In the pallor of pall Familiar spirits all Clothed in purple Covering cherub [Pre-Chorus] Starry thrones Seated stones Unconquered one In your shining outshone [Chorus] Dragon thou shalt Rise hidden lion In the sightless eye Earth born Orion [Verse] At the hands of the moon Philo Sophia Here the dead come back so soon Snake stricken the muse Striding solar calf Tammuz Rung hanging bell of Shiva Jangling lesser keys All noble liars A mountain of curses Orphic the pool The pool inside her Oracle rise And rightly divide Lapping flames Sing its verses [Pre-Chorus] Starry thrones Seated stones Unconquered one You of starry bone You are your own Unconquered sun Self-sown rose Rose of Sharon [Chorus] Dragon thou shalt Rise hidden lion In the sightless eyes Earth born Orion Dragon thou shalt Rise hidden lion In sightless eyes Earth born Orion You of starry bone You are your own Unconquered sun In your shining outshone