The Ocean - The City In The Sea Lyrics
Lo, death has reared himself a throneIn a strange city lying aloneLo, a strange town, lying aloneDeath has reared himself a throne, far down in the westWhere the good, bad, worst and the bestHave gone to their eternal restThere, shrine and towersDeath has reared himself a throneTime eaten towers that tremble notResemble nothing, nothing that is oursDown, down in that town, shall settle henceHell rising from its throne, no earthly moansShall do it reverenceNo rays from heaven coming downOn the long night time of that townBut light from the lurid seaStreams up the turrets silentlyGleams up the pinnacles far and freeUp domes, up spires, up kingly hallsUp fanes, up Babylon like wallsNo swellings tell that winds may beUpon some far off happy seasNo heavings hint that winds have beenOn seas less hideously sereneBut lo, a stir is in the air!The wave, there is a movement thereAs if the towes had thrust asideIn slightly sinking, the dull tideAcquiescently beneath the skyThe melancholy waters lieThe waves have now a redder glowThe hours are breathing faint and lowAnd when amid no earthly moansDown, down in the town shall settle henceHell rising from a thousand thronesShall do it reverenceDown, down in that town, shall settle henceHell rising from its throne, no earthly moansShall do it reverenceThree opens fanes and gaping gravesYawn level with the luminous wavesBut not the riches there that lieIn each idol's diamond eyeNot the gaily jewelled deadTempt the waters from their bedSo blend the turrets, shadows thereThat all seem pendulous in airWhile from a tower in the townDeath looks downBut lo, a stir is in the airThe waves have now a redder glowThe hours are breathing faint and lowAnd when amid no earthly moansDown, down in that town shall settle henceHell rising from a thousand thronesShall do it reverenceFar down within the dim WestWhere the good and the band andThe worst and the bestHave gone to their eternal restWaves have now a red glowHours breathe lowNo men moan
