INKUBUS SUKKUBUS LYRICS

1. Beltaine

Underneath the neolithic sky
Where the beasts are so proud to die
Across the sea of a million dreams
Where nothing is as it once seemed

I hear the Pan Pipes playing
In what the wind is saying
Here comes the fallen angel
Here comes the long-dead god
Back from the years in exile
Here comes a wild Pagan hunt

And the May Queen sings her song
For her consort who is gone
Children mourn the loss of Pan
Whom Death banished from this land

I hear the Pan Pipes playing
In what the wind is saying
Here comes the fallen angel
Here comes the long-dead god
Back from the years in exile
Here comes a wild Pagan hunt

It has been two thousand years
The earth is soaked with blood and tears
The once-great Lord of the Hunt lies slain
His bride's a-burning in the flame

Mother Earth lies raped and poisoned
The final day draws ever closer
To a time of ice and fire
She shall be the funeral pyre

I hear the Pan Pipes playing
In what the wind is saying
Here comes the fallen angel
Here comes the long-dead god
Back from the years in exile
Here comes a wild Pagan hunt

I hear the Pan Pipes playing
In what the wind is saying
Here comes the fallen angel
Here comes the long-dead god
Back from the years in exile
Here comes a wild Pagan hunt

2. Wytches I

Come join with us in our rune tonight
And feel the circle spin
Let your spirit soar in the lunar light
As the Spiral Dance begins

[Chorus]
Come with us speeding through the night
As fast as any bird in flight
Silhouettes against the Mother Moon
We will be there soon

When the spinning ceases you can dance no more
Kiss the silent earth
We will tell our children of the Ancient Lore
At the moment of their birth

[Chorus]

Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna (repeat)

Darksome night and shining moon,
East, then south, then west, then north
Hearken to a Wytches Rune,
Hear we come to call ye forth!
Earth and water, air and fire,
Wand and pentacle, and sword,
Work ye unto our desire,
Hearken ye unto our word!
Cords and censer, scourge and knife,
Powers of the Wytches blade,
Waken all ye into life,
Come ye as the charge is made!
Queen of Heaven! Queen of Hell!
Horned hunter of the night,
Lend your power unto our spell...
ISIS ASTARTE DIANA HECATE DEMETER KALI INANNA

3. Pagan Born

A rhythm stirs within the earth
That tells all nature of a birth
A return to light, return to life
And lead us from this darkest night
God of the Sun, now have you come
Your reign of light has just begun
Though all must die to be reborn
Return now on a bright new morn
My lord applauds my Pagan ways
And in my heart he'll always stay
Pagan Born!
In winter's cloak we've sheltered long
Waiting for spring's sweet song
Tho' warmth we found beside the hearth
Its glow could not break through the dark
I look toward the fiery sky
And know that your return is nigh
Though I shall fall as the harvest corn
It is my fate, I'm Pagan Born!

4. Song To Pan

Can you hear the forest sing?
On a breath of damiana it calls his name
Seduced by his spirit once again
Cloven hooves beat upon the earth
He comes to us from Arcadia through the trees
The rush of his force felt upon the breeze
He comes on hooves of goat
He comes with songs that float on the wind
Let your senses know of him
Feel the earth it trembles underneath shaggy thighs
The sky is afire from his flashing eyes
If a nymph I'd follow him
Be a match for his wild carousing and bestial ways
And in the woods I too would play

"Oh great horned god of ages past
Lord of the hunt, Lord of the dance
From that place where you lie slain
Come to me, return again
Across the mountains, the fields, the sands
Be once more upon this land!
Oh great horned god, of times gone by
Lord of the earth, the sea and the sky
Of the forest, and of the glade
Be with us now, and for all our days
Herne, Cernunnos, Karnayna, Pan
Be once more upon this land... "

5. Goblin Jig

Come and dance with me to the sound
Of enchanted feet thumping on the ground
And if you listen well, you're surely bound
To join the dancing wildly round
Come and join the dance without delay
Let the faery people lead the way
When their voices call you you obey
Feel the rhythmic beat of the bodhran
And let it summon up a storm
And tho' your head may reel, and eyes may fail
Any sense beside it would be paled
Come and join the dance without delay
Let the faery people lead the way
When their voices call you you obey
Stare into my eyes that hypnotise
And give your soul up to the night
And with the power we raise in our delight
A thousand spirits will take flight!
Come and join the dance without delay
Let the faery people lead the way
When their voices call you you obey
Come and join the dance without delay
Let the faery people lead the way
When their voices call you you obey

6. Midnight Queen

In the forest, in the night
Underneath the full moonlight
She's always there
Nature's child in the woodland air
Fade into the dream
And when your heart is filled with fear
Close your eyes for she is here
She's always there
The stars shine in her raven hair
Fade into the dream

And on a night like this
You'll find her burning kiss
Her hair all wrapped around you
Your dreams are here to drown you

And in the winter and autumn time
Sing your song, drink your wine
For she is here
The Midnight Queen is dressed in green
Fade into the dream
Does the cold air chill your spine
And to the truth you are blind
For she is here
The naked spirit of the forest glade
Fade into the dream

7. Trinity

Oh, mysterious ladies, hear unto my pray
And grant me to live and to love as you do
May your magical souls overwhelm the night air
To cast off its shroud and reveal your dark truths
Diana, sweet maiden, so pale and so pure
We welcome your fresh silver light
Tho' deceit may be hid in your innocent lure
The love of the huntress is right
Your light is shining on your children in the night
No one could hope to know the secrets that you hold
Moon Mother so full is your milk-white breast
So safe are your warm open arms
Tis now that your lover, the Sun, fully rests
In the radiant pool of your calm
The wisest of all is the Crone on the wane
The others are under your power
Tho' there's death behind both of your ebony gates
The gift of new life is your flower

8. I Am The One

I am the One
From the dark side of your dreams
I am the One
The one who hears your screams
I am the One, I am the One
I am a vampyre a - calling for your love
I am the fire that burns within your blood
I am the One, I am the One
I am the One, I am the One
No bars or chains can keep me from your bed
Nothing on earth can get me from your head
I am the One, I am the One

I'm the angel of your desire
Burning in the night
I'm the pyre, I'm the fire
Come to set you alight
I am the One

Forget the past, live only for tonight
How many loves have shared such pure delight?
I am the One, I am the One
I am the One, I am the One

I'm the angel of your desire
Burning in the night
I'm the pyre, I'm the fire
Come to set you alight
I am the One

Rest now, my love, let troubles slip away
I shall return on the darkening of the day
I am the One, I am the One

I'm the angel of your desire
Burning in the night
I'm the pyre, I'm the fire
Come to set you alight
I am the One

9. Vampyre Kiss

Fall into my arms my love
And dream sweet sinful dreams
Where no-one is ever who they seem
Let me be your darkened angel
Surrender your love to me
Embrace the nigth for all eternity

Let me hold you, open up your love to me
Feel my caresses, open up your heart to me
Where in this life would you find a lover like I can be
I will destroy you, open up your soul to me

Feel no fear my love
For we were meant to be as one
Is not the moon much finer than the sun?
Let my cheeks be stained
By the yeilding of your heart
And never more need we be apart

Fall into my arms my love
And dream sweet sinful dreams
Where no-one is ever who they seem
And while my crimson lips
Are still moistened from the kiss
Share with me such unwordly bliss

10. Wytches II

A distant shriek breaks the quiet night
Night creatures turn their their ears
Skyclad figures ride enchanted steeds
Chasing on at breakneck speeds

Can you see them speeding through the night
As fast as any bird in flight
Silhouettes against the mother moon
They will be there soon

When the cloud rolls on there wait there sister dears
No one else could seem to hear
Let us join together in our secret art*
Merry meet and merry part

Can you see them speeding through the night
As fast as any bird in flight
Silhouettes against the mother moon
They will be there soon

11. In Defence

I don't know why it is you point at me that way
I know I have not sinned
(At least not in my eyes!)
Why can't you all just lead your own sweet lives

He never touched me that way
He never came as I lay
He never even appeared to my eyes
What more do you want me to say?
Will you please listen while I speak in my defence
For you are all mistaken
(Or you are surely mad)
Would you condemn a girl you think so bad?

He never touched me that way
He never came as I lay
He never even appeared to my eyes
Someone must pay

These things you say I've done are quite hard to believe
Been sleeping with the Devil
(Suppose you know him well)
I guess you think I'm going to burn in hell!

He never touched me that way
He never came as I lay
He never even appeared to my eyes
He never touched me that way
He never came as I lay
He never even appeared to my eyes
Someone must pay

12. Burning Times

Forget not the days of old
And recall the stories told
Of the burnings and the screams
Do they ever haunt your dreams?

There was a time when freedom died
It was an age of genocide
The Inquisition at the door
The Church of Rome in a holy war

They broke children on the wheel
In the madness of their zeal
In the shadow of their wake
The innocent burning at the stake

Children resist a return to the burning times
People be wise to the power of their lies
Be not fooled as those who were fooled before
Children, oh children, be free, be wild

They came to bring the ‘good news’
To burn witches, pagans, Jews
Said they were the Shepherd’s sheep
Whipped old women through the streets

Then the turning of the tide
From the truth they could not hide
Now the darkest age has passed
The Goddess has returned at last!

Children resist a return to the burning times
People be wise to the power of their lies
Be not fooled as those who were fooled before
Children, oh children, be free, be wild

Children resist a return to the burning times
People be wise to the power of their lies
Be not fooled as those who were fooled before
Children, oh children, be free, be wild

13. The Leveller

He comes as a darkened knight
Upon the raging storm
And as an angel of love he reaps the harvest corn
He comes as a leveller to make one and all the same
His song on the western wind to deliver us from pain

Take his hand
For only he'll lead you on to the promised land
He is the only true friend of the poor
Can you not see that only he can ever set you free
He is the only true friend of the poor

And all the kings and the queens and the generals
Dread the gaze of his eyes
But to the sick and the cold and the starving
He's a blessing in disguise
For his sweet kiss brings release
And they shall suffer no more
So they don't fear when he comes
A-knock-knock-knocking on the door

Take his hand
For only he'll lead you on to the promised land
He is the only true friend of the poor
Can you not see that only he can ever set you free
He is the only true friend of the poor

14. Church Of Madness

Here come the Christian knights
Dressed in red and white
To bring the Holy Word and set the world alight
Here comes a plague of idiots blinded by their faith
Here comes the Inquisition to burn you at the stake

Here comes the Church of Madness
Bearing gifts of death and torture
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord
The fire and the fury
To be our judge to be our jury
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord

A new dark age descending, it's Torquemada's dream
Liberty lies raped, crushed, broken
Neath the Christian war machine
Nation after nation falling
In the shadow of the Christian sword
With death they bring the lore of love

Here comes the Church of Madness
bearing gifts of death and torture
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord
The fire and the fury
To be our judge to be our jury
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord
(aaaaaaah)

What do they tell the people of their old crusades?
Of the women and the children
Impaled on Christian blades
Rejoice they say for we are saved
And we must sing the fight
Sing it till your lungs burst or they'll set you alight!

Here comes the Church of Madness
bearing gifts of death and torture
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord
The fire and the fury
To be our judge to be our jury
Here comes the Church of Madness
Of Jesus Christ their Lord

15. Wytches (Chant)

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna.







INKUBUS SUKKUBUS LYRICS