Ritual Of The Deer

May I be bathed in your blood devotedly shed in my name
By my hands you meet your end
By your flesh I am made
Slow; the last dying breath of the old way

Ceremony in crisis
As the carcass wastes away
Ritual post haste

Sweat and [Bm]dirt cast into [C7]gold
Graven smoke and [Bm]mirrors sold
Final pact; exalted deceased
Blood of the heart I feast
All life inside, wring out joyously

Living for [Dm7]something else can ɾeally bleed you [A7dry

When I die, divide my [A]body
Apportion [C7]each piece until there's nothing

Ceremony in crisis
As the carcass wastes away
Do you [A7give more than you [A7take
Ritual post haste

Life dependent on [C7]death