Song of the Terror of Red Plague: A Warning

What goes there?

More idea than man?

A spectre in the night

Trailing shadows by day

With a footstep so light

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The Red Plague they called him

So they said, once a time

Beard stained so red

With his fingers so fine

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Hush now,

Or he will take you

So quiet in the night

His robe thick with blight

So shutter your windows

And hold yourself tight

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Or so the tales said

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The Red Plague will find you

His face a blank mask

Porcelain, white 

Which hide the task

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Of the red ruby eyes

Precious with shine

To capture your heart

Precious and mine

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Yes, it is I, the Red Plague

Who sing you this song

Walk with me, here

Take my hand, come along 

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Soon you will know 

The path of my Red Plague

The way of my mask

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I speak of no burden

Only a task 

We must take

For the strength of each other

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For the strength of ourselves

So hold my hand now

Don’t linger

Don’t break

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Follow me, follow

To the Keep we must go

And with the touch of death’s finger

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We’ll walk to his door

Then beyond to the waking

So to open your eyes

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The dream’s just abating

Of life, left behind

So my dear welcome, welcome

There is so much to know