my children warned me to expect you,
the warrior with steel bones and ancient eyes
(he will make you fight for her
they said.
he will make you break him down.)
oh yes, even steel can bleed.
you will learn this.
soon.

so touching, how you shield her from me.
so foolish, how you dare to defy.
(tell me, beast man, can you smell her fear?
i can.
sweet and thick like rose blood wine.)
oh yes, i will become drunk on her.
in your nightmares you will hear her
scream.

my children warned me of your claws.
does your hate long to tear my flesh?
(he has struck us and we have bled,
they said.
make him suffer as we suffered.)
oh yes, you will feel such pain,
but the wounds will appear on her
skin.

so brave, how you hide the agony.
so silent, as i twist your very bones.
(tell me brother, do you hear her crying
for you?
you who fear nothing more than helplessness.)
oh yes, your rage is impotent.
i will pry her from your broken
hands.

my children did not say you loved her.
i do not even think you know yourself.
(what do you want with me
you said.
then the horror began to burn your eyes)
oh yes, now you know the truth.
i have not come to claim your
soul.

so poetic, how your arms stretch like her messiah.
so pathetic, how you curse me as her judas priest.
(tell me, savior, would you really die for our brothers?
she will.
i will cast her down into the eternal night.)
oh yes, you'd tear hell apart to keep her safe,
but now you are only steel and now you will
break.

my children will take good care of her.
after all, now she is one
of them.