The hands are weak that holds he key Reveal the gift you hand to me Faithfully, I follow the creed Stab me with your precious fans With force you strike, the violence A mountain turned to broken glass Where I withdrew inwardly There I wailed in secrecy The doorway to the starry vault The throne of shining emerald Metamorphosis shall begin A vision of the crystal sea within My prayer, my posture Call for you through whisper I am the mirror of the scriptures ♪ To descend to the palaces I ascend from chalices Stripped down, out in the deserts ♪ In time of transformation In death, in desperation The doorway to the starry vault The throne of shining emerald Metamorphosis has begun The vision of the crystal sea above ♪ The uttermost desire, from chambers dire So hauntingly beautiful, the sound of many waters Of riddles I decipher, the chances i survive are Slowly dying away, decay portrayed ♪ I am of man, lion, eagle and ox The ice thickens ara the tomb unlocks I am possessed to fulfill the cause To be broken to shivers in its jaws I am of man, lion, eagle and ox The ice thickens ara the tomb unlocks I am possessed to fulfill the cause To be broken to shivers in its jaws At the peak, I stand tall White raiment in sapphire halls Ruby lips caresses the dome All that dwell therein shall mourn It's not uncut, nor is torn If not of harm, what is it for? ♪ Wings with eyes before and behind About and within, as voices chime The doorway to the starry vault The throne of shining emerald Metamorphosis has begun The vision of the crystal sea above Golden hymns I have sung The crystal sea is in my lungs