Hearken to the sound that rides upon the bitter wind br br Deep within the gathering gloom br br comes the sound of war and doom br br Hearken and woe, grieve and despair br br for the dogs of war are loosed again br br The long forgotten pounding drum br br bellows out in deafening din br br Men of glory, men of honor, rush forthwith to your arms br br Siren screaming, beguiling, calling sounding out all alarms br br Man has set aside his mercy, cast off all his books of learning br br Now shows through his thin veneer all his deepest, darkest yearnings br br Rising now from in the ground, red eyes glowing, shrieking, howling br br a scream that rents the tortured night br br teeth a gnashing, spitting, growling, br br Comes that man thought so long dead br br haired and furred from foot to head br br With a growl, uncaring shrug, nary a thought or realization br br he casts off that cloak of civilization. br br Man has risen to conquer again.