(Prelude #1)nn--------nnWhen Annis built this cagenI saw the blueprint on the tablenBut I was too young to runnShe lured me from my playnTo her clandestine domainnTo tend her illicit gardennnBlack, black soulnAnd Annis takes her tollnnAnd from her veil of blacknWith all the mirrors at her backnShe called me into her guarded empirenI treaded soft and lightlynFear trembling so slightlynSnows in my bones I dream of the white seannBlack, black soulnAnd Annis takes her tollnChild of sinnBlack Annis wins againnnWhen Annis roared and jeerednI knew that no one leaves from herenHer fervid anger don't spare anythingnIn the frenzy of my sensesnShe confiscated my defensesnWith all the forces of nightnnWhen Annis built this cagenI saw the blueprint on the tablenBut I was too young to runnShe lured me from my playnTo her clandestine domainnTo tend her illicit gardennnBlack, black soulnAnd Annis takes her tollnChild of sinnBlack Annis wins againnnBlack, black soulnAnd Annis takes her tollnChild of sinnBlack Annis wins againnnBlack, black soul