If you knew that we were ruled by the likes of Gilles de Rais Government just praetorian guards for vampire's estates Would you know if the dreams you'd awoke passed through the ivory gates Hierarchy of blackmail, owned by the devil's seed Was he tempted by occultists? Brits or Talmudists had him framed? If you knew that we were ruled by the likes of Gilles de Rais Customs can't search artwork shipped in containers on the seas Routes practices of Carthage traveled in the ancient days Would you know if the dreams you'd awoke passed through the ivory gates Their contractors built Talos, keep rituals discreet All the chthonic children cloaked as the magistrates If you knew that we were ruled by the likes of Gilles de Rais They drained the saints of ichor for immortality Freemasons, bankers, Jesuits accomplices in the trade Would you know if the dreams you'd awoke passed through the ivory gates Noble institutions corrupted or clandestine ill-conceived Communicate with symbols hidden right before your face If you knew that we were ruled by the likes of Gilles de Rais Would you know if the dreams you'd awoke passed through the ivory gates