And then it stopped The plague has devoured the land Wounds of the past will never mend The bodies are left to rot Mankind is weak No act of honor will be their redemption And suffering is an obligation It's the truth that you seek The song of the birds to mark the tragic day When innocent lives of mortals were taken away There will always be death There will always be suffering There will always be loss There will always be reckoning The dusk of the ages has come in a merciless coat We are the ones who slit our own throat