Passion, sweat, and blood Wash up on this beach of time From the rites of the temples and the kings to the vile brothels emerge the clockwork face Grain by grain of sand pass through the hourglass, she shall pass She measures, pacing, pleasure marks the fleeting seconds Toe the line Appetite drives the beast She is the clockwork’s face Revolve round the thistles and the thorns of this barren earth Coax the rising tide Ripples pulse into waves of fury at the earth And the beast reigns Until the King returns