Dagon - Wave of Predation lyrics

May I tell you of my pa**ion for the dead? Erotic only in its subtext Experimental fantasy, realized just recently Gourmets, but only of a subset Beware ye paupers Likewise ye men of power We hunters roam the sea Seeking whom we may devour We drifted on.... Till starvation struck and decency was gone.... And now we have changed.... We gleefully embrace a life deranged.... The finest wines, like vinegar, fall bitter from my lips Like soot and ash, the choicest roasted game The taste I crave, a scarlet flow in transit to the crypts Each meal I savor had a name We butcher the flesh of the living To consume the flesh of the dead Our legend grows as empty vessels drift into the ports No sign of crew save the blood stains on the deck All men shall quake at the mention of our names A plague in every tongue and dialect When winds do blow Cold enough to chill your very soul And when the tempest wails Keep one eye on the sea for scarlet sails Explanation: This song is written from the perspective of a sailor on a lost ship. The vessel "drifted on" aimlessly until the crew nearly starved and was forced into cannibalism. As a result of this ordeal they have "changed". Embracing deep evil and adapting to an all-human diet, they now sail the seas seeking ships to capture and crews to devour Meanwhile, on the mainland, empty ships drift into the bays. No crew can be found. They seem to have disappeared. Only the cannibal crew know exactly what happened. They are the wave of predation