External Extinction Lammashta - the sword that splits the flesh Ishtar - concelebration of sin and wrath I was awakened by the howl of a dog I could not move or speak for the fear That seized upon my spine And wrapped cold fingers around my skull Maskim Xul - the sight of whom causeth dismay Rabishu - unholy mystery drove me insane I have experienced the birth of untruth Oh, pray for protection against the outside I have deciphered the unholy texts I have possessed the three seals of Masshu I witnessed the horror that struck Of which words cannot speak And of which writing can only confuse I found the fear of the deceased And you are the slave of an external extinction The zones of the Gods and the places of the Azonei I reached through the gate of Ganzir, gate of lost Death of a most uncommon nature I have seen In the time of the war between the worlds I was awakened by the howl of a dog I could not move or speak for the fear That seized upon my spine And wrapped cold fingers around my skull