Innocence is payed in flesh

we lost our souls and loved ones

white as doves and red like blood

a living pyre for your god



We have walked the paths

of the seven black Kami

we have cleansed ourselves

by torment pain and anguish



9 days and 9 nights

riding the storms of Raiden

embracing the flames of Rinjin

calling the dreams of Kappa



Through Shinto chants and Oni spells

with blades and hooks we tore our flesh

we glorified our suffering

and paved the way for Tengu



O lord of thousand faces

and a million cruel ways

posses this vessel of your slave

fill it with strength and hatred



I can see the blue-black flames

dancing around your aura

I can feel your inner rage

which paints your ki in scarlet



[chorus]

Circle of burned doves

an ancient path of vengeance

circle of burned doves

a legacy of nightmares