A time when skies fell And all expanse Constricted to nought
The golden serpent sat impregnable In the womb of darkness
Coiled in wait Breathless in hibernation All inner voices sang (the song of) silence
Wise but blind Seeing but unknowing All-consuming All-devouring
The first, devoured by the second Shadows of the shadow
We are they Shadow of the shadows
The imperishable may now perish The devoured now devour
Draw deep this breath, for it is thy last The great prayer has now been sung
The laws of nature have been buried in ruin The affrighted Sun has been deprived of its light All futures have cast their shadows before All pasts have left their impress behind
