The star of twilight and the star of dusk Manifest thy powers above Of war and chaos but still of lust Now searching for the great below She will descend and she will rise Like the evening and morning star But what gives life must surely die To make a journey this far Ruler of the great land - Ereshkigal Open now the great below - Irkalia Stripped by powers one by one As she's passing through the gates Royal garments left behind Descending to her fate Guide her way deep down inside Lead her all the way For the dead a sacrifice Forever she must stay Open the gates - Queen Open the halls - Of Powers arise - The Ascend from thy thralls - Dead All doors unlocked, now bare she stands Sweat glimmers on her skin But life leaves and she lifts her hands To curse her sister's grin The look of death and the speech of anger Seven ones to judge her fate The empress now drained of power A corpse to be hanged inside their gates By the walls of grief a Sumerian cry To fulfill the cursed one's wish Bring the dead back to the sky Free the soul bewitched Go as ghosts, go as wind Make your way below Seen by none, unlit and dim Bring her light back below Ruler of the great land - Ereshkigal Open now the great below - Irkalia Open the gates - Queen Open the halls - Of Powers arise - The Ascend from thy thralls - Dead