Scarab

As the sun returns

From the shades of night

So am I reborn from my own corruption



I invoke the consuming fire

And from the ashes mould

The renaissance of my decadent self



At the dawn of my rebirth

The heart is overflowing

I indulge and dissipate



And when the cup is empty

I drink from nothingness

The venom by which I disintegrate



This is not merely pride

Or lust for eminence

This is the reoccurring cycle of my existence



As the sun returns

From the shades of night

So am I reborn from my own corruption



Behold - the god returns

Solar balls upon his back

A sacrifice



I invoke the consuming fire

And from the ashes mould

The renaissance of my decadance



My sacrifice - my corruption - my death