From the past came the perfect shadow Pa**ing silent the dead of the night A shadow of mankind's repentance Carried by a pestilent wind Come, come forth Come rape the earth Come once again bring tragedy anew Come, come now! Plague–ridden rebirth Come ride the pestilential wind Fumes of d**h hung in the air In the mist of waters it's crawling Farwell Earth's bliss and welcome plague Potent in flesh and potent in blood Rise, rise my friend Rise upon the Earth Rise shine in splendour Grasp the poisoned well Rise, rise of fiend Come preach the end Come ride the pestilential wind The hand of darkness came to reap A murderous breath swept clean "Bring out your dead, bring out your dead" A brother in penitent sin Come ride the wind, come ride the wind Come walk the earth once more Come, come forth Come rape the Earth Come once again bring tragedy anew Come, come now! Plague-ridden rebirth Come ride the pestilential wind From sea to shore horror reveal Black rats fleas in thousands A sickness more cruel more savage than war A pestilence that's foreseen the End