"Gilded Chambers" lyrics

Hot sand breeds time dilation – unfolding, serpentine
The bitter sacrament that slithers through my mind
Haunting the gilded chambers where rubies drip with wine
Her obelisk of solace pulls me forth time after time

Her offer is a salve that brings relief
Treat my disease

Dragged behind what binds us a light leaves our eyes
In the shadow of redemption's throne
The ties that hide inside are siphoning my dying life
Where vultures feed upon these forgotten bones

Now desert champions play victim for the queen
Her fire burns their skin
They're pawning memory for visions of the sea
Entranced by faded sins

Dragged behind what binds us a light leaves our eyes
In the shadow of redemption's throne
The ties that hide inside are siphoning my dying life
Where vultures feed upon these forgotten bones

Smoke enshrouds the sun
Leaving a fragile husk of pale, bloodless dreams
Psalm hissing of fetid lust
Ritual born in flame
Cursed, pocked with sorrow, wounds weep eternal
Profane liturgy

These ancient emerald temples are where I make my peace
(So lay me down to sleep)
Chimeras stalking, I cannot breathe
And she's still calling me

Dragged behind what binds us a light leaves our eyes
In the shadow of redemption's throne
The ties that hide inside are siphoning my dying life
Where vultures feed upon these forgotten bones

Siphon my dying life
(Forgive our crimes)
These forgotten tones