We rode at night through the endless mist
In dark catacombs strangers kissed
We spoke of death and not of life
We spoke of war and eternal strife
We dared to dream what might be real
Dared to question, dared to feel
And there at last the oceans swell
Beyond the dead laying in their bones
Open wide the Gates of Hel
Hey Mother- I'm coming Home.

And back and forth our visions crossed
Into the air our lives were tossed
Red waves crashed on a deserted shore
Left us wanting more and more
What we need and what we crave
Joy to lead us from the grave
And there at last the oceans swell
Beyond the dead laying in their bones
Open wide the Gates of Hel
Hey Mother- I'm coming Home.

A thirst for life beyond compare
A candle burning with a falcon's stare
Wind swept southward through the mist
To lick our frozen fingertips
So at night we say good bye
There's a time to live and a time to die
And there at last the oceans swell
Beyond the dead laying in their bones
Open wide the Gates of Hel
Hey Mother- I'm coming Home.