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Vengeance Lost (Other) by OneFingerAnswer
With a burning behind his eyes
He walked under the red of September skies
Holding back a stinging tear
Lost and confused, but uncrippled by fear
Battling against the future and fate
Damn Heaven, Hell can wait
Wife dead and children gone
He hunted down the demon spawn
All lost but his pride
Moral victories can turn no tide
A crazy chant started in his mind
It's kill the source or go mad and blind
Titus Crow had come and left again
His stories left by Henri's pen
These and the Mad Arab's text could guide
And protection in a stone star on a string of hide
Hunted by Minions of the Deep
He stalked onward towards their keep
Marching on to the templesâ pounding drone
Lusting for blood, craving the taste of bone
History chose the other side
Moral victories can turn no tide
In the dark and under the deep
In their world they own your sleep
When you wake they own you too
Your mind is the cage to their zoo
Chained by nothing but a chant
Held in place by a unworldly rant
Not meant to be heard, less understood
Half-human tongue rattles under a hood
Taken captive in their great hall
He ensured a few would take their fall
Of these fewer would ever be seen to rise
Vapors, mists, and death fill their screeching sighs
But with Death walking at your side
There's no time left to bide
Despite every deed done and every tactic tried
Moral victories can turn no tide
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Arithmetic Mean: 4.5
Weighted score: 4.9403987
Overall Rank: 9053
Posted: June 5, 2003 11:05 PM PDT; Last modified: June 5, 2003 11:05 PM PDT
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft is the better of the two writers but both are great.
The Titus Crow series is especially odious, because, whether he is actually trying to emulate Lovecraft's style, it comes off as a crappy imitation and the result is painful and boring.