The Cleansing/ In the Wake of the Storm

know that the cleansing is over
and witness the plagues departure
swept by the winds and downpours
washing the blood and filth away

darkness to light
a future uncertain
before the dawn
the curse is undone

kingdoms still lost in shadow
crumbled to dust and trampled
ravaged by flame and famine
speaking to death as if by name

darkness to light
a future uncertain
before the dawn
the curse is undone

pray for redemption
forgotten and shamed
mankind has faultered
the voice in the rain denied

before the dawn
into the void they fall
vengeance and hate
the riders go on

bringer of knowledge
seekers of truth
leaders in science
physicians regroup rethink

before the dawn
for the enlighted ones
into the mist
the riders are gone

phantoms and spectres
walk this night
dancing with death for all times

repeat chorus

all is calm before the dawn
the curse undone
in the wake of the storm