[Verse 1]

With a frown, the sun looks down

An eagle resting on his crown

Whose killing eyes spy a cross

Stained with blood and green with moss

[Verse 2]

For the hand of God I look to see

But there is no hand for me to see

Just the dust of skull and bones

Crumbs upon a lonely throne

[Verse 3]

Even Odin, who hung upon a tree

Who gave an eye so that he would see

But he's not looking anymore

For there is nothing here to look for

[Verse 4]

And like the Jew that Christ did curse

Shal I wander alone across this Earth?

And by the four winds shall I be blown?

With no land left to call my home?

[Verse 5]

The hilt of the sword becomes a cross

That we draw the gain or loss

To give our death and victory

Her bloody pen that scribes our history

[Verse 6]

The things we do, the things we say

The cross looks down on our days

The blade of a sword we would kneel before

Be we rich or be we poor

[Verse 7]

For I see Europa on a cross

With dollar nails and a crown of dross

With serpents tearing at her eyes

And a womb that has long since died

[Verse 8]

Our lady of the knives

In a cathedral she does hide

Beneath a halo of falling swords

With a sigh she cleans her claws

[Verse 9]

In a forest deep in France

Cider leaves sway and dance

A deserted chateau holds a cross

That one day someday will drop

[Verse 10]

And on that day will we all die

Will angels come and close our eyes?

Will lovers kiss and wave goodbye?

And join the dance of tide and scythe?

[Chorus]

Beneath a cross by a lake

A nobleman who waits

Alone with his virtues, alone with his sins

If you pass by — pray for him

[Refrain]

If you pass by — pray for him

If you pass by — pray for him

[Chorus]

Beneath a cross by a lake

A nobleman who waits

Alone with his virtues, alone with his sins

If you pass by — pray for him

[Refrain]

If you pass by — pray for him

If you pass by — pray for him

If you pass by — pray for him

If you pass by — pray for him

[Outro]

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true

Bring him the old, bring him the new

Bring him the false, bring him the true