The Canon of Nil lyrics

The atrophy Of the apostles Lives on papyrus Never to be erased The canon of God The old testament The book of moses The creation of man The holy phrases Shall remain Like the flowing rivers And the warming Sun The canon of nil Nothing but phlegm A dangerous refuge The addiction to hope The canon of nil The desperate search Insight seems pointless In the absence of God The chorus Of despair Resounds In cathedrals Sculpted and written Created in delusion In the candlelight Of antiquity A summoning Of restless spirits Craving for affection And a worthy death The canon of nil Nothing but phlegm A dangerous refuge The addiction to hope The canon of nil The desperate search Insight seems pointless In the absence of God The canon of nil Nothing but phlegm A dangerous refuge The addiction to hope