Vaelmyst - Dear Esther

Beyond the mist, across the lake, hidden inside
Waters claimed a smile that no dark could hide

"Dear Esther, we've come to speak to you tonight
Please lend us your voice, if you'd be so kind
The cries that haunt these trees, they're not of my kin
What happened that day near the river bed?

Their echoes growing louder, I wish it wasn't so
Was this a miracle, or a winter burial?
Oh why do these thoughts perplex me?
Such tragic words fall upon my ears, they beg for mercy
As if being torn from the womb of a whore"

Beyond the mist across the lake, hidden inside
This chamber of smothering light

"Upon this hollowed ground, countless fools have grieved
This place gives me the creeps, like you wouldn't believe
Upon this hollowed ground, countless fools have grieved
Blood is in the oak, tears soak the leaves"

"The king of sorrow, I've come for his crown
His petty sufferings, unpronounced
Twas a love of seasons
This taste of treason sorely sought
By the mouth of a heathen
with serpent-like tongue"

Threads chaotically aligned
Not unlike the noose
Deplorable minuet
A darker silhouette

Dear Esther can you hear them wallowing tonight?
Oh how their ears heed in guiltless delight