Cowards that dare not show their face Follow the grand conductor Squire their underground campaign Parade in ghost regalia A fraternal oath in saltpeter Blight of the grim crusaders Come hear the proclamation Knights of the White Carnation We are the consummation So tend to your preparations Terror breeds a futile strain Kin of condemnation Expose themselves in sallow flame Fear and desperation Righteous mobs like locust march Loyal sons who plunder In the name of false empires Splitting skulls asunder Come hear the proclamation Knights of the white carnation A dark illumination A murdering resurrection Lords and Queens of the castle walls Heirs of the great plantations Hands that whipped black skin Hold the keys of the private prisons Mystic Bishops peaks reveal The high source of their privilege Come hear the proclamation Knights of the white carnation Trigger the purification Hang the reconciliation Laying waste to the nation Knights of the White Carnation This abomination Sound the lamentation