The Darkness is Rising

The darkness is rising
The fog rolls in
The lighthouse reveals
Those washed in sin

Their black flag
A warning of death
The scourge of the seas
Disease on their breath

Enormous in numbers
Swarming like rats
Tearing the country asunder
They make their attack

Looting storehouses
And chopping down men
The hunger
The bloodlust
It begins

A human plague
That cannot be stopped
Those that have tried
They dropped
Like flies

They take only
What they desire
The rest is discarded 
And consumed by fire

Where once stood a hearty land
Now lies complete desolation
Death, destruction wielded by their hands
Total devastation

A cautionary tale to thee
Keep a watchful eye on the sea
And at a seconds notice
Be ready to flee