Ritual Hunt

from The Forest at Dusk by Lord of Horns

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Sailing towards an isle remote
A vile crew with hardy loot
Seeking refuge beyond their boat
To hide their haul in absolute

With treasure buried and map crossed
Beckons a tide of merriment
As watchers waiting to accost
Hidden the tribe grows abhorrent

The sea wolves drink
To excess
Away they slink

Too drunk to think
Or assess
Their numbers shrink

Confusion strikes back aboard
Suspicions, rumors, and conspiracies
Form from fear and discord
Swelling the beguilement of piracies

On the morrow when the sun hangs high
Lucid thoughts, bottles dry
The crew decides among their fates
To find their missing mates

Dense and distant grows the forest
Before long more are lost
The rest return in deep despair
Leave upon their corsair

Missing crewmates have been gathered
Prisoners of the savage tribe
Rooster blood on faces slathered
Rejecting all attempted bribes

Pounding drums lead ritual dance
Waiving torches, echoing chants
Silence falls the shaman entrance
Selecting hunters he enchants

Deep in the trees
With no swords
All weapons seized

The pirate’s pleas
Go ignored
Forced on their knees

Shaman decrees
Nectar poured
Smashing berries

Wolves of the seas
Still implored
Rising stymies

Escapes are rarely ever made
However surely intangible
Other perils lie beyond the glade
But none worse than the tribe of cannibals

In cryptic tongue the shaman speaks
Then in turn they repeat
Upon a potion the hunters drink
Hung on necks flowered links

Setting free the captives scatter
Thickets through feet stagger
Stoically the hunters abide
Giving game chance to hide

Few ever survive the ritual hunt

Unmatched in speed the hunters gained
Approaching fast despite their leads
Fallen found the pirates sprained
Ignoring captives hopeless pleads

Mercy and compassion lacking
Devoted to a creed they serve
Impassive as bodies hacking
A fate these pirates not deserved

Few ever survive the ritual hunt
Few ever survive the night

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from The Forest at Dusk, released July 11, 2022

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Lord of Horns Lodi, New Jersey

Lord of Horns' solo project inspired by classic Black Metal of the late 80's and early 90's with themes of dark fantasy and horror.
For fans of Emperor, Burzum, Carpathian Forest, Dissection, Satyricon, and Darkthrone.

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