Under the Mountains
V1 Moving pictures of black and white Glittering fires of pagan night Savage boredom of peasant days Ravaging freshness of ancient ways Journey of three and one The restless wanderings of the younger son Gather in rain beneath shining birch Terrible snow in the ruined church Chorus Time is an image Moving eternity Space but the imprint Of immortality V2 Vision of the dead Greek master Jealous words forebode disaster Closed your lips in mortal sin Child can open your eyes again Covered in mud yet flight of the swan Resist the knowledge that you are the one To paint the image for all to see Heavenly vision, the one and the three
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V1 When first I heard the story I had to make it mine Unearth the buried Saxon crown What a treasure! what a find! Two were lost to sea and time Just one remained for me To make my name and make my life A grand museum piece Bridge If only I could put it back But He will not forgive guardian of the ancient crown I will not outlive Chorus Curiosity killed the cat the crown’s keeper killed me Ghost of William Ager Will never let me be Warning to the curious Eaters of the ancient tree Dont tinker with the sacred things Leave them alone, Let them be V2 Since first I started digging I’ve never been alone Dim presence there behind me Under earth and over stone Sacrilegious prying This curséd curiosity More things in heaven and on earth Than my philosophy Bridge If only I could put it back But he will not forgive Dead guardian of the ancient crown I will not outlive Chorus Curiosity killed the cat keeper of the crown killed me Ghost of William Ager Will never let me be Warning to the curious Eaters of the ancient tree Dont tinker with the sacred things Leave them alone, Let them be
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V1 Loving only lust and power We erect our sacred tower Engineers and architects Building toward the final hour Algorithm of dust and ashes Crave the stripes from velvet lashes Digital brains for intellects Exchanging vision for bytes and caches Bridge If evolution’s our destiny Then why is our trajectory Regression toward a ruthless mean To be enslaved by the machine Chorus Seeing all Knowing all Predicting all Benevolent means Malevolent ends The Machine our god And to its will we all will bend V2 Scientists our vested priests Disregard the weak and least And with progress as our creed Fashion image of the beast Slouching now toward Bethlehem We reach to grasp the bloody hem And bow before the great machine With Herod the holy child condemn
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v1 Under the mountain Lie the rotting bones Dark fetid water And moss covered stones Grave of the world Stilling of time Despondency’s triumph Meaningless rhyme V2 Mouth of Hades open Gaping and wide The grim host awaiting To lead us inside Gullet is open Swallowing all Beneath the mountain All flesh must fall Chorus Descend into hades Beneath the tide Under the mountains Where sinners hide Make our dirge alleluia Turn darkness to light Reclaim fallen captives Put the serpent to flight
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1 Seven spirits So-called sages Selling wisdom from Before ages Secret knowledge Of the mages Pay the piper Reap the wages Chorus Without wisdom Knowledge turns us into Slaves Without wisdom Technique digs for us a Grave 2 Lust for power Demons downfall Fool the children Ruin of all Bow down and Take a master price of knowledge Our disaster 3 Split the atom Harness matter Descend the Fiery ladder Transfixed by Tiny glowing screens Be enslaved by Babylon machine
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Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Aug 14, 2026