Paying homage to the classic James Bond films of the ’60s (with a special tip of the steel-rimmed hat to Goldfinger…) here come the opening credits for Doom’s Daze.
Earbuds in, headphones on or speakers cranked? Hit it!
Carefully
Break not the gloom that has found us
Make not the wyrm breathe its blazing rays
Not till we’re fit to stand brave, in its cave, with
our pale fragile blades drawn and raised.
Carefully
Crawl through the tomb wrapping round us
Shake not the dust in this lightless maze
Till we can strive, still alive, to return to
our world and its withering ways.
Hidden hoards, enchanted gems, secret silver diadems
Sleepers who follow in thrall
Churning seas and burning skies
Fear in lovers’ eyes
Shadow puppets all, cast against a wall
Carefully
Crush not the blooms that confound us
Grow as they do where no sweetness stays
Not till we’re caught and the shadows surround us
here where eternity plays
with doom— in a desperate daze